Key Figures

Emilio Aguinaldo: Emilio was born march 22 1869. When the Philippines was freed from Spain he was elected president

George Dewey- George was born December 26 1837. he was the admiral of the United states navy. Dewey commanded the u.s surprise attack on the Spanish fleet at the battle of manila.

General"Butcher" Weyler: Spanish General sent to Cuba in 1896. put a lot of Cubans in unsanitary concentration camps.

Joseph Pulitzer & Randolph Hearst: They were Competitors of yellow journalism. They also gave information about the war.

William R. Shafter: General who led the U.S army to Cuba