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Spanish-American War was in larger reason the purpose for the Cuban Junta's motivation to give the Cuban people freedom.

The Cuban Junta was a group made up of Cuban nationalists located in a variety of parts of the United States of America. Throughout their time there were a variety of missions and goals that they had set to benefit their fellow people in the country of Cuba. The Spaniards and Spanish American War played a heavy factor in the reason the Junta was formed to help spread awareness to the people located in the United States of America of the issues that were associated with Cuba and Spain. The first Cuban Junta was established in 1848 and their propagandas lasted through the war in 1898.

The first Cuban Junta was established in 1848 and their goal was to have the United States purchase Cuba from Spain. The second Junta was established in 1869 with a similar goal of achieving annexation of Cuba through diplomacy. Neither of these first two Juntas were successful. Although unsuccessful, both of these propagandas paved a way for the success of the Junta in 1989. One of the main factors in this success was the funds that were created through spreading awareness to the American people of the hardships that the Cuban people were facing during this time period. The members of the Junta felt that this relationship with the people of America would be necessary in their progression as a people and a country, plus they helped provide necessities that were lacking in the country.

The Cuban Junta consisted of a variety of different Cuban Nationalists who felt they could make a change. Yellow journalism and yellow press was one of the ways that they were able to execute the spreading of news. Two of the main groups of committees in the Cuban Junta were located in New York and Florida. Along with the yellow press, creating and nourishing relationships with the statesman was a way to spread their propagandas.

Bibliography

• Auxier, George W. “The Propaganda Activities of the Cuban Junta in Precipitating the Spanish-American War, 1895-1898.”
  • This is a peer-reviewed article on the Cuban Junta's filibuster used to gain funding.
• Trask, David. “The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War.”
  • This article goes over the process of the fundraising events across the U.S. that were all in favor of helping Cuba
• Dew, Andrea J., Marc A. Genest, and S. C. M. Paine. From Quills to Tweets : How America Communicates About War and Revolution.
  • Author Michelle D. Getchell goes into great detail of the Spanish-American War.. She goes over the fact that Cubans were struggling due to harm done to the country by Spain. She explains how these cruelty of the details may only be somewhat true. Cuban exiles located in Washington D.C. and New York City were deliberately being deceitful to the American people to draw them into supporting the Cubans. She then details the yellow press and the further messages of the Cuban Junta in exile.
• Shortridge, Charles M. “The Cuban Junta and what it is doing in the Battle against Spain.”
  • The San Francisco Call Newspaper breaks down the Cuban Republic and their representation in New York City. They break down the word "Junta.” Then the article goes on to discuss who had been involved with the Junta throughout the years and the specific impacts that they had. The article discloses information of where these councils met.
• Giebelhaus, Johanna., Polin, Daniel. “1868-1878: Ten Years' War in Cuba.”
  • This is a short article written by Johanna Giebelhaus and Daniel B. Polin based on two bibliographies written by Donald Dyal and G.J.A. O’Toole. In this brief timeline it mentioned the Cuban Junta effects and their roles for both the Cubans and then Americans. Along with gathering funds to give back to Cuba they were spreading pro-Cuban propaganda pushing their cause, despite being ignored by the current President of the United States of America, Ulysses S. Grant.
• Guerra, D.J.. “Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection.”
  • This article gives us names of those who were part of the Cuban Junta group located in the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma was the one of this Cuban Republic group and was willing to die fighting for what he felt was right. Supposedly, a man named Diego Tamayo was the President of the Cuban Junta. This article goes over the hardships that they ran into during this time period but then also the effect that they were able to have for the Cuban people.
• Carson, Ruby Leach. “Florida, Promoter of Cuban Liberty.”
  • This journal article talks about the activities of the Junta committee located in Key West, Florida, an epicenter for Cuban emmigration in the United States. The organization of the Junta is outlined; the New York Junta was the center of leadership while there were several branches in Florida. Information about the structure, history, and organization of the Junta will be helpful in establishing a basic understanding of the group. The article also mentions some financial activities of the Junta and their collection methods among the Cuban immigrants in the United States.
• Ferrer, Ada. Cuba: An American History.
  • This book provides a great scholarly source for understanding the origins of the Spanish-American War and the Cuban War for Independence. This book also has plenty of information on José Martí, one of the most important figures in Cuban Independence, and one of the most involved men in the activities of the Cuban Junta in the United States. The in-depth knowledge this book provides on the background of the war and on specific figures will make it useful in filling out our article.
• Ayorinde, Christine. "Tomás Estrada Palma." Edited by Carmen Tafolla & Martha P. Cotera. Great Lives from History: Latinos.
  • This is a scholarly article on Tomás Estrada Palma, president of the Cuban Junta in 1895. As the president of the Junta he worked with the United States government to pass the Joint Resolution that brought the United States into the Spanish-American War. The article deals with Palma’s time as president of the Junta and also his time as a Cuban politician post-war.
• Poyo, Gerald E. “Evolution of Cuban Separatist Thought in the Emigré Communities of the United States, 1848-1895.”
  • This scholarly article deals with the actions of multiple Juntas established in New York over the last half of the 19th century. The first Cuban Junta was established in 1848 and their goal was to have the United States purchase Cuba from Spain. The second Junta was established in 1869 with a similar goal of achieving annexation of Cuba through diplomacy. Neither of these first two Juntas were successful. The article provides a clear version of the history of multiple Juntas with similar goals that paved the way for the success of the Junta of 1898.
• New York Times, “The Cuban Junta.”
  • This article in the New York Times gives the names of five founding members of the first Cuban Junta based in New York and gives background to the American sentiment about having Cuban nationals in the country. It seems that citizens of the United States respected these men and their ideals and were firmly on the side of Cuban independence and American assistance.
• Kelly, David E. "Prelude to the Spanish-American War--the Cuban Junta, the deLome Letter, the Sinking of the Maine."