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Citation: Page from New York Journal containing the "Facsimile of Letter Written by the Spanish Minister," February 9, 1898; Notes from the Spanish Legation in the U. S to the Department of State, 1790-1906; Record Group 59;
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The De Lome letter, published in a newspaper on February 8, 1898, was an embarrassment to Spain, and an event that contributed to an eventual war with Spain. ... On February 8 a sensation was created by the publication of a letter purporting to have been written by the Spanish Minister at Washington, Dupuy de Lome,
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www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_IV/delomele_d.html
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The DeLome letter concerning President McKinley and negotiations to avoid war between the U.S. and Spain ... The following letter is the controversial De Lome letter. The Spanish diplomat's letter was critical of U.S. President McKinley and the prospects for peace . It was leaked to the U.S. press, forcing the recall of...
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www.spanamwar.com/Delome.htm
www.spanamwar.com/Delome.htm
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February 9, 1898: Dupuy de Lôme Letter Scandal ... On February 9, 1898, the contents of a seized Spanish letter caused an international scandal that fueled anti-Spanish and pro-war feelings in the United States. While in Washington in the middle of December, Spanish ambassador Enrique Dupuy de Lôme wrote a personal...
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The De Lome letter; This caused a storm of excitement. Just how the Cuban Junta secured the letter is not known, but it proved a powerful weapon. The excitement had not cooled down on the morning of February 16, 1898, when the country was driven wild with excitement ...
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The De Lome Letter ... In February of 1898, a Cuban agent in Havana stole a letter that had been written the preceding December by Spain's minister to the United States, ... The letter forced de Lome to resign, and helped to set the stage for the war fever that came with the sinking of the battleship Maine a short time later.
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www.octc.kctcs.edu/mmaltby/his109/de_lome_letter.htm
www.octc.kctcs.edu/mmaltby/his109/de_lome_letter.htm
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de Lôme Letter ... LEGATION DE ESPANA, WASHINGTON ... My Distinguished and Dear Friend: - You need not apologize for not having written to me; I also ought to have written to you, but have not done so on account of being weighed down with work and nous sommes quites.
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www.mtsu.edu/~tah/currunits/imperialism/lesson4delome.h...
www.mtsu.edu/~tah/currunits/imperialism/lesson4delome.htm
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Written by the Spanish minister to the U.S., Enrique de Lome, to a friend in Havana, the letter was published in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal in February, 1898. It characterized President William McKinley as "weak and a bidder for the admiration of the crowd" and questioned McKinley's political integrity.
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www.espionageinfo.com/De-Eb/Document-Forgery.html
www.espionageinfo.com/De-Eb/Document-Forgery.html
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