On the Fact that (According to G.J.A. O'Toole's Masterpiece, "The Spanish War") None of the Rebel Cuban Generals Were Invited to Participate In the Surrender Proceedings of July 17th, 1898 (When the Spaniards Ceded Santiago to the U.S. and Cuban Contingents)

Yeah, what does that tell you? It tells me that the Spanish-American War had a shitload less to do with Cuban independence than it did with the spreading of American power and influence in the Caribbean (and ultimately in the Pacific)......and boy did it ever set the table, eh, folks?