Timeline Sunday 24 February 1895

Events on Sunday 24 February 1895 1

• 1895 Cuban War of Independence begins The Grito de Baire launches Cuba's final revolt against Spain On 24 February 1895 Cuban rebels launched a coordinated uprising against Spanish colonial rule, known as the Grito de Baire. The revolt, organized in part by Jose Marti, grew into a prolonged guerrilla war that drew United States intervention in 1898. It ended nearly four centuries of Spanish rule in Cuba.