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{{Short description|Former tree in Santiago de Cuba}}
[[File:Santiago Surrender Tree.jpg|thumb|Santiago Surrender Tree]]
The site of the '''Santiago Surrender Tree''' (also known as the ''Tree of Peace'' or {{langx|es|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]].<ref>Navarro, José Cantón: History of Cuba, La Habana, 1998, p. 74, {{ISBN|959-7054-19-1}}</ref>

==Background==
The [[ceiba]] tree had been the site of previous prisoner exchanges. On July 1, 1898, U.S. and Cuban troops had taken Fort El Viso, [[Battle of El Caney|El Caney]] and [[Battle of San Juan Heights|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.<ref>[https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/americas/santiago-surrender-tree-memorial Details]</ref> The tree is now gone, but cannon and plaques continue to mark the surrender site.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santiago Surrender Tree {{!}} American Battle Monuments Commission |url=https://www.abmc.gov/Santiago |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=www.abmc.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Clara Barton]]
* [[Rough Riders]]
* [[Battle of Las Guasimas]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cubanbattlefields.unl.edu/imagery/DSCN0368.php Cuban Battlefields]
* [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/det1994014446/PP Library of Congress]
* [http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/santiago-surrender.htm Spanish-Cuban-American War Surrender of Santiago de Cuba July 13, 1898]
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-h/r-hobson.htm Prisoner Exchange Tree, Santiago, Cuba, 1898]
* http://www.studenthandouts.com/Cuba/004-Surrender-Tree.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902021641/http://www.studenthandouts.com/Cuba/004-Surrender-Tree.htm |date=2012-09-02 }}

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[[Category:History of Santiago de Cuba]]
[[Category:American Battle Monuments Commission]]

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