Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba  1901

In September 1901 a court of inquiry was convened to determine which of two commanders deserved credit for America’s decisive victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, during the Spanish-American-Cuban War of 1898. In response to the newsworthy event, Homer painted this image of Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca, known as Morro Castle, with the aid of recent press accounts...