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What were the different historical explanations of the Disaster of 1898 offered by the following groups in Spain: the 'Generation of 1898', the workers' movements, the army, and the Restoration politicians?
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What were the different historical explanations of the Disaster of 1898 offered by the following groups in Spain: the 'Generation of 1898', the workers' movements, the army, and the Restoration politicians? In 1898, Spain lost the last few relics of its once great and immense colonial empire. Following the humiliating military defeat at the hands of the United States, Cuba gained its independence (albeit in the economic and political shadow of the military victors), whereas Puerto Rico and the Philippines were subjected to outright American rule. Some lesser Pacific island clusters were sold to Germany at the ensuing Treaty of Paris. Thus with the nineteenth century drawing to a close, Spain was a nation reeling from the final loss of its precious colonial empire. The sense of national shame was greatly enhanced by the fact that the loss of the colonies had been principally due to the military defeat at the...
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