EXPLORE Cuba: Santiago de Cuba
Museo de la Guerra Hispano-Americano

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Museo de la Guerra Hispano-Americano

This excellent little museum (tel. 022/39119; Mon.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; entrance CUC1, cameras CUC1, videos CUC5), 100 meters west of Granjita Siboney, is dedicated to the Spanish-American War. It displays photos and original cannons and other weaponry, including shells and two Spanish torpedoes (one unexploded; the second the remains of a torpedo that struck the USS Merrimac), plus miscellaneous parts from both the U.S. and Spanish vessels.


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