San Juan Hill (Cuba)

San Juan Hill (Cuba)

San Juan Hill is a hill to the east of Santiago, Cuba.

It was the place where Spanish soldiers entrenched themselves in the most famous battle of the Spanish-American War; the Battle of San Juan Hill.

ee also

* El Caney

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