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international scandal. De LĂ´me, Spanish ambassador to the United States, had written a private correspondence to a
Spaniard stationed in Cuba insulting the leadership of President McKinley. The letter asserted that he was weak, and implied that he would not challenge Spain's claim over Cuba. The letter, however, never made it into the hands of the intended recipient; instead, it was intercepted by Cuban Rebels who forwarded the message to the Cuban Junta based in New York. The Junta published the letter, causing significant strain on the relationship between Spain and the United States. This played a significant part in the decision made by the United States to declare war on Spain and officially enter the Spanish-American War, annexing Cuba, and completing the goals of the Cuban Junta.
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violated international law, but was often unable to stop the ships, called filibusters, from leaving
American ports and landing in Cuba. The large Cuban communities in Key West and Tampa, Florida, proved to be essential in the filibuster effort. Cubans in Florida were aware of the actions of the Cuban Junta, and would often sit on juries in filibuster trials, resulting in no convictions. This made it much more difficult for the law of the United States to be enforced. Florida Cubans also contributed a significant amount of money to the Junta to fund filibusters sending money and supplies to revolutionaries. Some Cubans contributed up to 10% of their incomes to the cause.
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211:. In pursuit of securing American aid, the Cuban Junta launched a United States-based propaganda campaign that employed the use of sympathy meetings, carnivals, performances, articles published via American press sources, and its own newspaper. The campaign attempted to get Americans to sympathize with Cuba and apply to it the stereotypical American values of liberty and freedom. The
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session to create positive pressure on the congressmen. The Junta also hosted "Cuban
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by securing financial and military aid from the United States. The Junta used the
American press as a device to distribute propaganda on Spanish rule in Cuba, fostering support among American citizens. The deciding factor that sent the United States into the Spanish-American War was the publication
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A military filibuster refers to an unauthorized military expedition sent to a foreign territory to aid in political revolutionary efforts. This was one of the main strategies used by the Cuban Junta that kept the insurrection alive in Cuba. The United States did not approve of this practice as it
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The Junta frequently hosted "Sympathy
Meetings," rallies gathering sympathy to the Cuban independence cause among American citizens. They were often held in large cities and at times that were important in American politics; many sympathy meetings were held right before congress began their next
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The publication of the letter heightened tensions between the United States and Spain, and
President McKinley was forced to confront Spain; he did so in demanding that Cuba be granted independence, which resulted in the beginning of the Spanish-American War on April 21, 1898.
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Cuban revolutionaries did not believe that independence from Spain was possible without both military and ideological aid from the United States. The United States had not shown any inclination that it was planning to intervene, even during the
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which served as places of refuge. Many Cuban emigrants started their journey over to
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