 United States yakaramba kubvuma hurumende itsva yeCuba, kunyange zvazvo nyika dzakawanda dzokuEurope neLatin America dzakadaro. Muna 1878, Chibvumirano cheZanjón chakagumisa rwisano yacho, neSpain ichivimbisa kuzvitonga kuzhinji kuCuba. Muna 187980, murwi wenyika yeCuba Calixto García akaedza kutanga hondo imwe inozivikanwa seHondo Dukuasi akakundikana kuwana tsigiro yakakwana. Uranda muCuba hwakaparadzwa muna 1875 asi muitiro wacho wakapedzwa bedzi muna 1886. Mumwe mupanduki akanga aendeswa kune imwe nyika ainzi José Martí akatanga bato reCuban Revolutionary Party muNew York muna 1892. Chinangwa chebato racho chaiva chokuwana kuzvitonga kweCuba kubva kuSpain. Muna January 1895, Martí akaenda kuMonte Cristi neSanto Domingo muDominican Republic kunobatana nebasa raMáximo Gómez. Martí akanyora maonero ake ezvematongerwe enyika muManifesto of Montecristi. Kurwisana neuto reSpain kwakatanga muCuba musi wa24 February 1895, asi Martí haana kukwanisa kusvika kuCuba kutozosvikira musi wa11 April 1895. Martí akaurayiwa muHondo yeDos Rios musi wa19 May 1895. Rufu rwake rwakamuita gamba renyika yeCuba. 