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Spain will cede to the United States the island of Puerto Rico and other islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies, and also an island in the Ladrones to be selected by the United States.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “Spain will cede to the United States the island of Puerto Rico and other islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the…”
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McKinley outlines the terms of Spain ceding Puerto Rico and other islands to the United States.
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