History of the Cuban RevolutionCuba began its struggle for freedom in the late 19th century and was the last of the Latin American countries to fight against Spanish rule , who had controlled the continent since the discovery. and colonization of America in 1492. In April 1898, following the war between Cuba and Spain, one of the ships belonging to the United States located in the bay of Havana exploded, and this country, remaining neutral, participated in the war, which became Spanish-Cuban-American. However, in August of the same year, an armistice between Spain and the United States ended hostilities and by December the war was over. Cuban independence was finally a fact. The outcome of the war was devastating and resulted in numerous human and material losses, which caused an unsustainable crisis. Thus, the United States took possession of the island in January 1899 and appointed a Prime Minister, but later the Independent Party won the first democratic elections on May 20, 1902 and regained control of the island. Great things happened with the American occupation, such as the sanitation of the i...