During those 10 years, Mariana worked hard to preserve the Habsburgs’ control over their realm as tensions ramped up with ambitious French king Louis ... known as the War of Spanish Succession ...

The cannon, forged for the king of Spain in 1794, was the centerpiece of the Spanish-American War Memorial at Central Riverside Park. It was gifted to the city and installed in 1901 after being ...

One of the most significant events of the Spanish ... American War occurred on May 1, 1899—the day Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic Squadron defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. In the years ...