20°1′22″N 75°48′4″W / 20.02278°N 75.80111°W / 20.02278; -75.80111
The site of the Santiago Surrender Tree (also known as the Tree of Peace, Peace Tree1 or Spanish: Arbol de la Paz), located in Santiago, Cuba, marks the site where Spanish forces surrendered to U.S. forces on July 17, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War.
Background
The site of the ceiba tree marks the site where Spanish forces surrendered to U.S. forces on July 17, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War.2 The tree had been the site of previous prisoner exchanges. On July 1, 1898, U.S. and Cuban troops had taken Fort El Viso, El Caney and San Juan Hill. These victories led to the U.S. victory at Santiago de Cuba.
Current status
Per United States law, the site is to be maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission since 1958.3 The tree is now gone, but cannon and plaques continue to mark the surrender site.3
References
References
- Simpich, Frederick (January 1931). "Skypaths through Latin America: Flying from Our Nation's Capital Southward Over Jungles, Remote Islands, and Great Cities on an Aérial Survey of the East Coast of South America" (PDF). The National Geographic Magazine. Washington, D.C., USA: National Geographic Society. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- Navarro, José Cantón (1998). History of Cuba, La Habana. p. 74. ISBN 959-7054-19-1.
- "Santiago Surrender Tree". American Battle Monuments Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
External links
External links
- Cuban Battlefields
- Library of Congress
- Spanish-Cuban-American War Surrender of Santiago de Cuba July 13, 1898
- Prisoner Exchange Tree, Santiago, Cuba, 1898
- Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine