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Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed on December 10, 1898, at the end of the
Spanish-American War.
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty signaled the end of the Spanish Empire in America and the Pacific Ocean , and marked the beginning of an age of United States colonial power.
In accordance to with the Protocol of Peace signed on August 12, 1898, 5 Americans and 5 Spanish commissioners were appointed to meet in Paris to discuss the final peace terms between Spain and the United States.
The commissioners
USA
1. Cushman Davis
2. William Frye
3. Whitelaw Reid
4. George Gray
5. William Day
SPAIN
1. Eugenio Montero Rios
2. Buenaventura Abarzuza
3. Jose de Garnica
4. Wenceslao Ramirez de Villa-Urrutia
5. Gen. Rafael Cerero
The Peace Commission met in Paris from October to December 1898 and negotiations were made
On December 10 1898, the treaty of Paris was signed. It provided that Spain would cede the Philippines to the US for $20,000,00
The controversial treaty was approved on February 6, 1899 by a vote 57 to 27, only one vote more than the two-thirds majority required
Ratification
Treaty Provisions
Gave up all rights to Cuba Surrendered Puerto Rico and gave up its
possessions in the West IndiesSurrendered the island of Guam to the
United StatesSurrendered the Philippines to the United
States for a payment of twenty million dollars