Military Government of Cuba
Military Government of Cuba | |||||||||
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| 1898–1902 | |||||||||
| Motto: E Pluribus Unum "Out of Many, One" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Salve, Columbia "Hail, Columbia" | |||||||||
| Great Seal of the USA: | |||||||||
| Status | United States military occupation | ||||||||
| Capital | Havana | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish, English | ||||||||
| Government | Military Government | ||||||||
| Military-Governor | |||||||||
• 1898–1899 | Adolfo Castellanos | ||||||||
• 1899 | John R. Brooke | ||||||||
• 1899–1902 | Leonard Wood | ||||||||
| Historical era | Modern Era | ||||||||
| 20 April 1898 | |||||||||
| 10 December 1898 | |||||||||
| 2 March 1901 | |||||||||
| 20 May 1902 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Cuba | ||||||||
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The Military Government of Cuba (Spanish: Gobierno Militar de Cuba) was a provisional military government in Cuba that was established in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War in 1898 when Spain ceded Cuba to the United States.
This period was also referred to as the First occupation of Cuba, to distinguish it from a second occupation from 1906 to 1909. United States Army forces involved in the garrisoning of the island during this time were honored with the Army of Cuban Occupation Medal after its establishment in 1915.