Quesada, Gonzalo de, 1868-1915

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Creation Date

1906-09-14

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Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon

President Roosevelt informs Acting Secretary of State Bacon of the serious nature of the letter and will want Bacon’s frank judgment if he decides to send it. He directs Bacon to announce that the ships have gone to protect American interests, and as such, there must be no outrages on American property or persons.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Creation Date

1906-09-11

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Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of State Adee acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s letter to Robert Bacon dated September 14, which included Roosevelt’s letter to the Cuban minister to the United States about tensions in Cuba and the need for the people and government to “come to terms with each other.” Adee notes that the letter to Gonzalo de Quesada has been made of record in the Department of State.

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Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Creation Date

1906-09-20

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Letter from Maurice Francis Egan to Theodore Roosevelt

Maurice Francis Egan updates Theodore Roosevelt on some of the happenings in Europe, including a conversation he had with Gonzalo de Quesada regarding the state of politics in Cuba. Egan is somewhat puzzled at why several South American nations, including Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, have suddenly sent diplomats to Denmark.

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Egan, Maurice Francis, 1852-1924

Creation Date

1911-08-23

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Letter from Henry White to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry White received President Roosevelt’s letter but has waited until reaching Rome to answer it. White’s views on disarmament were sent in a confidential letter through the British Embassy’s dispatch bag. He has omitted any reference to Roosevelt’s observations about the German emperor although he has borrowed some of Roosevelt’s phraseology. White writes that Roosevelt’s action in Cuba was met with “universal admiration.” White saw the Chilean minister yesterday who said that Elihu Root’s visit there brought great comfort and was epoch making. Other topics in the letter include the German and Jesuit influence in the Vatican and the reputation of the emperor as an influencer, and White’s visit with the King of Italy and their discussion of new literacy-based immigration laws.

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Creation Date

1906-09-20

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White, Henry, 1850-1927

Translation and extracts from letters

Three translated letters express viewpoints of people in Cuba during the Second Occupation of Cuba by American military forces. One quotes a prominent Spanish individual expressing a desire for America to save the country. Another Cuban individual expresses disappointment in how his countrymen are acting compared to President Roosevelt and is appreciative of the graciousness America is showing Cuba. The final quote is from the owner of the Development Company of Cuba who is afraid that violence will continue to break out and affect the financial interests there.

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Creation Date

1906-09-19

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Unknown

Letter from Jacob Sleeper to Elihu Root

Chargé d’affaires in Cuba Sleeper informs Secretary of State Root that he ordered the soldiers from the USS Denver, who had disembarked in Cuba, to reembark for fear of rioting among the Cuban people. He also reports that President Tomás Estrada Palma was unable to promise the protection of Americans and American property in Cuba.

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Sleeper, Jacob, 1869-1930

Creation Date

1906-09-15

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Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

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Smithsonian

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922

El gallo canelo – que viva

Cartoon shows a vulture “Comision Especial Ley Reciprocidad Nov. ’02” (Special Commission on Reciprocity, Nov. ’02) looming over a U.S. eagle lying on the ground wearing a tag “Recipocidad Anexionista” (Reciprocity, Annexation). On the left, Tasker Bliss, Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma, Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada and U.S. Minister to Cuba Herbert Goldsmith Squiers walk away. On the right Cuban politicians Arocha, Catá, Martinez, Ferrer, Mas, Sanguily and Perez lift their hats in celebration.

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Creation Date

1902 or 1903

Creator(s)

Unknown

Los momentos de la conciencia “aprés mois le deluge” Tomas I y unico

Cartoon shows Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma sitting in a chair “Ejecutivo” (Executive). He holds a sheet of paper “Bliss-Palma Protocolo Anexionista Art. IV, Art. VIII.” referring to portions of a proposed treaty between the United States and Cuba. Behind the chair Cuban ambassador to the United States Gonzalo de Quesado lurks. Behind Palma looms Salvador Cisneros y Betancourt, a Cuban politician who warned against U.S. imperialism in Cuba.

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Creation Date

1903

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Will he ever wake up?

Cartoon shows a dreaming man representing Cuba next to a sugar knife “Industria” with a sugar refinery in the background. In his dream a man “Sugar Trust” walks arm in arm with Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada.

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Creation Date

1902

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Sucedió́!

Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada fleeing as a bomb “Proposicion Hay-Quesada” (Hay Quesada proposal) explodes blowing up the wheelchair “Libertad” (Liberty) of a woman representing Cuba, who stands startled, holding a U.S. shield.

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Creation Date

1902

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A strenuous reciprocity counter

Cartoon shows a boxing sugar beet “Producers” punching President Roosevelt labeled “Reciprocity Champion” with fists labeled “Teller Investigation” and “Reciprocity Resolution Cuban Congress Nov. 28, ’02.” Roosevelt wears boxing gloves “Quesada” and “Bliss” representing Cuban ambassador to the United States Gonzalo de Quesada and Tasker Howard Bliss, Special Envoy to Cuba. In the corner of the ring is a man labeled “Sugar Refining Trust.”

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Creation Date

1902

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Qué sucederá?

Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada placing a bomb “Proposicion Hay-Quesada” (Hay-Quesada proposal) under the wheelchair “Libertad” (Liberty) of a woman representing Cuba.

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Creation Date

1902

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Instruccion Diplomatica

Cartoon shows President Tomas Estrada Palma patting the head of Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada while showing him a large piece of paper, “Recuerda que las proposiciones incorrectas para un tratado de reciprocidad comercial conducirán a la pronta anexion de nuestra patria al pais de nuestros buenos amigos” (Remember that incorrect propositions for a treaty of commercial reciprocity soon lead to the annexation of our country to the country of our good friends).

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Creation Date

1902

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Diplomacia infantil

Cartoon shows Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada presenting a pot ‘Olla Podrida” (Potpourri) filled with “Reciprocidad Mercantil” (Trade reciprocity), “Aspiraciones Americanas” (American aspirations) and “Tratado Politico General” (General political treaty) to a squawking eagle “U.S.” holding an American shield.

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Creation Date

1902

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El juego Americano ping-pong Cuando se cansarán?

Cartoon shows Cuban President Tomas Estrada y Palma and Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada playing ping pong on a table labeled “Washington / Havana” with a ball “Tratado reciprocidad Cubana Americana” (Cuban American reciprocity treaty). A man “Monopolio Azucarero Americano” (American Sugar Trust) watches.

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Creation Date

1902

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Al dictamen extrangero [i.e., extranjero]

Cartoon shows a boxing sugar beet “Productores” (Producers) punching a man “Monopolio Refinador Americano” (American Refining Trust) with fists labeled “Teller Investigacion” and “Resolucion Ley de Reciprocidad Congreso Cubano Nov. 28, 1902” “Reciprocity Resolution Cuban Congress Nov. 28, 1902”.) The man being punched wears boxing gloves “Quesada” and “Bliss” representing Cuban ambassador to the United States Gonzalo de Quesada and Tasker Howard Bliss, Special Envoy to Cuba. In the corner of the ring is Theodore Roosevelt with a bucket of water “Enmienda Platt” (Platt Amendment) and a fan “16 Escala Holandesa” referring to provisions for sugar in the Tariff Law of 1897.

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Creation Date

1902

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Senor Quesada on Cuba’s relations to America

Text of Ambassador Quesada’s speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Quesada spoke on the fight for independence in Cuba and gave credit to William McKinley and President Roosevelt for supporting Cuba.

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Creation Date

1904-02-12

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt

Quesada has agreed to extend the Cuban treaty but Senator Cullom has said the treaty might be ratified before the date fixed. Hay will wait for word from Cullom.

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