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Spain officially surrendered its colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific
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February 6

Treaty of Paris Ratified: Spain Loses Cuba, Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

Spain officially surrendered its colonial empire in the Americas and the Pacific, ceding Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States while receiving $20 million for the latter. This exchange transformed the U.S. into a global imperial power overnight and extinguished centuries of Spanish dominance outside Europe.

February 6, 1899

127 years ago

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