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San Juan Hill is a slight incline to the east of Santiago, Cuba, where Spanish soldiers entrenched themselves in the most famous battle of the Spanish-American War; the Battle of San Juan Hill.

See also: El Caney

In New York City, 'San Juan Hill' at the turn of the 20th century was an enclave of rough tenements in the West 60s, scene of pitched battles between the largely black residents and platoons of 20th Precinct police; the neighborhood was later razed to make room for Lincoln Center.

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Cuba - Reportajes - San Juan Hill: Under the Shadows of the Tree of Peace (526 words)
	Memories from that period are reflected today at the San Juan Hill Historic and Military Park, on top of the hills that close the access from the east to Santiago de Cuba, the island's second most important city.
	The scenario of the final battle in the so-called Spanish-Cuban-American War on July 1, 103 years ago, the San Juan Hill is also a reminder of the humiliation that represented the refusal of the U.S. troops to allow the Cuban independent forces to enter the city.
	The San Juan Hill also shows some sculptures, one of which represents a U.S. soldier wearing the uniform and carrying the weapons of that epoch, while another shows the Cubans combatants with their classic uniform of "mambi" (the name given to the members of the Cuban Liberation Army).

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