Editing History of Florida (section)

===Spanish–American War===
After the start of the first liberation war in Cuba, known as the [[Ten Years' War]] (1868-1878), around 100,000 Cubans fled their homes to avoid the violence and upheaval. Generally speaking, the rich and middle class Cubans settled in Europe or northern cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. Meanwhile, the more poor workers ended up settling in south Florida, first in Key West and then eventually in Tampa. However, there were also a number of Spanish living in Florida. Because of the heterogeneous nature of Florida's population, there were both pro and anti-war sentiments leading up to the start of the [[Spanish–American War]] in 1898.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Perez |first1=Louis A. Jr. |title=Cubans in Tampa: From Exiles to Immigrants |journal=The Florida Historical Quarterly |date=October 1978 |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=7–8 |url=http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A25442 |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>

Because of their proximity to Cuba, Floridians worried that their cities could come under direct attack with the outbreak of war.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shellings |first1=William J. |title=The Advent of the Spanish-American War in Florida |journal=The Florida Historical Quarterly |date=April 1961|volume=39|issue=4|page=1 |url=http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/SN00154113_0039_004 |access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref> [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] would serve as an embarkation port for troops heading to Cuba. [[Nelson A. Miles|Major General Nelson A. Miles]] ordered a base built in Miami despite earlier rejections by a board of officers. Soldiers began arriving on June 24, 1898. They were volunteers, mostly from the southern states.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Thomas |first1=Donna |title='Camp Hell': Miami During the Spanish-American War |journal=The Florida Historical Quarterly |date=October 1978 |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=20–22 |url=http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A25442 |access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>