Spanish American War End. On December 10 the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. Smithsonian Institution 2005 The Price of Freedom.
The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spains colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power. Acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The Treaty of Paris signed on December 10 1898 was a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War.
The war had lasted six months.
Under the treaty Cuba gained independence from Spain and the United States gained possession of the Philippines Puerto Rico and Guam. The war was a disaster for the Spanish and it brought to an end their400-yearr empire in the Americas. On December 10 the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. Led by the poet Jose Marti who died during the first few weeks of the armed conflict that ensued this second crack at gaining autonomy set the stage for the Spanish-American war.