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Santiago is an extremely picturesque town with its
irregular streets of brightly coloured houses with red-
tiled roofs, its plazas, and its many trees. The best
shops are in Marina Street—which extends from the
Plaza to the bay—and San Tomas Street. Along the
bay is the Alameda, a charming drive-way, which is
deservedly popular.
One of the favourite expeditions from Santiago is to
the battlefields of San Juan and El Caney (4 miles)
which now comprise a public park. A simple column’
surmounted by a shell, on San Juan Hill is inscribed :
IN MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY,
WHO WERE KILLED IN THE ASSAULT AND CAPTURE
OF THIS RIDGE JULY 1ST, 1898,
AND THE SIEGE OF SANTIAGO, JULY 1ST TO JULY IÓTH, 1808.
WAR BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
Near by is the Surrender Tree, a silk-cotton tree under
which General Toral surrendered Santiago to General
Shatter on July 17th, 1898.
Cobre (9 miles from Santiago), whose name is attribut-
able to the existence of copper...”
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