What was the first European nation to travel the Ocean to the west from 1492? Portugal Spain France. Briefly cite the colonial expansion of Spain previous to 1825. From California on the eastern coast of North America south to Mexico From Virginia on the eastern coast of North America south to Tierra del Fuego From Virginia on the eastern coast of North America south to Antiles Island. During what years did Cuba fight for its independence from Spanish territory? 1868-1878 1868-1888 1868-1898. Who was José Martí and how did he act in Cuban Independence? He was the President of US that fought vs. Cuba. He was a spanish politic that carried out reforms in times of Isabel II He was the moral leader of the struggle in Cuba who established the Cuban Revolutionary Party, in 1892. What caused President McKinley to order the blockade of Cuba and the declaration of War to Spain? Because US Naval Court of Inquiry found out that an explosion blew up the Maine Because US Naval Court of Inquiry found out that a mine blew up the Maine Because US Naval Court of Inquiry found out that a Spanish Ship blew up the Maine. Why did the feeling of getting involved in the war grew on the part of the United States? Because Isabel II criticized President McKinley in a Spanish newspaper Because the Spanish President criticized President McKinley in a New York newspaper Because a Spanish minister criticized President McKinley in a New York newspaper. Where did the war begin? War actually began for the U.S. in Cuba in June when the Marines captured Guantánamo Bay War actually began for Cuba in U.S in June when the Marines captured Guantánamo Bay War actually began for Spain in Cuba in July when the soldiers captured Guantánamo Bay . How much money was granted the sale of the Philippine Islands to the United States? $40 million. $30 million. $20 million.