Spanish-American War declared

[Jim Eshelman]

April 25, 1898, time unknown (use noon), Washington, DC

United States and Spain, in 1898, fought a ten-week war that ended in critical reshaping of the world with U.S. territorial acquisitions from Spain at its end.

It began when, during the Cuban War of Independence, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor (23N08'07", 82W20'38") January 15, 1898, 9:40 PM. (OK, I'll have to study that also.) The Maine has been sent to protect American interests in Cuba while its war was being fought, and fingers quickly were pointed (I'm not clear whether this was eventually justified) at Spain. Major newspapers fanned public fury at Spain despite intense opposition from American business. President McKinley, despite his own resistance, called for and then sign a joint Congressional resolution calling for Spain's withdrawal from Cuba and the use of the American military to enforce it.

When Spain vehemently resisted, Congress declared war on Spain April 25. (The resolution said that a state of war had existed de facto since April 21, the day Spain severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. It will be interesting to see which date shows better.)

After Spain's surrender ten weeks later, the 1898 Treaty of Paris liberated Cuba (giving the U.S. temporary custody), and gave the U.S. full ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (after $20 million in U.S. payments to Spain to cover some of its property in the Philippines). Guam and Puerto Rico are still U.S. territories. (While we were at it, Pres. McKinley took the opportunity to annex Hawaii.) Spain's once far-ranging empire was permanently ended.

The Treaty of Paris was signed December 10, 1898. Spin had sued for peace through the French ambassador on July 26, leading to a cease-fire August 12, but December 10 is the official legal ending date.

Year: Capsolar (0 Mixed)
Venus sq. MC (1°30')
Neptune on Dsc (3°26')
Jupiter on MC (3°48') [sq. Jupiter 1°05', sq. Mars 1°38']
-- Jupiter-Neptune sq. (0°22' in mundo)
Moon sq. Asc (2°42')
Moon-Uranus sq. (2°27' in mundo)

Bridge (None.)

Arisolar {-2 Very Bad}
Venus on IC (0°46')
Moon on Asc (3°56')
Mercury on IC (7°45')

Month: Caplunar {+2 Very Good}
Pluto on Asc (0°11')
Neptune on Asc (1°44')
-- Neptune-Pluto conj. (1°27' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Pluto sq. (0°43' PVP)
-- Mercury-Neptune sq. (1°59' PVP)
Uranus on WP (1°58')
Saturn on Dsc (7°25')
-- Saturn-Pluto op. (1°16')
Moon-Sun sq. (0°19')

Week: Arilunar (Apr 20) {+2 Very Good}
Pluto on IC (1°24')
Uranus sq. Asc (1°48')
Saturn on MC (3°24')
-- Saturn-Pluto op. (1°40')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian {0 Neutral}
(Maybe deserves +1 for executive action.)
p MC conj. s Sun (1°21'), p Sun (1°38')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian {-2 Very Bad}
p Asc conj. s Sun (1°52' @ noon)
t Venus sq. p Moon (0°07' @ noon)

HOWEVER, looking at April 21:
t Mars conj. Cansolar Dsc (0°24' @ noon)
CapQ Asc conj. Sun (0°23' @ noon)
CanQ MC op. t Jupiter (14 21 189841' @ noon)

This seems like the correct day. (There are direct actions that day, a line was drawn in the sand in advance, and Congress declared that this was de facto the correct day.)

[Jim Eshelman]

We should check this for Spain, also, settling on the date of April 21, 1898 (using noon for convenience), Madrid.

Year: Capsolar (0 Neutral)
Moon sq. MC (0°39')

Bridge

Arisolar (Dormant.)
Moon-Mercury sq. (1°04' in mundo)
Moon-Venus sq. (0°34' in mundo)

Month: Caplunar (Dormant.) Moon-Sun sq. (0°19')

Week: Arilunar (Apr 20) {+2 Very Good}
Saturn on Dsc (2°41')
Neptune on Asc (3°18')
Pluto on Asc (5°03')
-- Sa/Ne on horizon (0°18')
-- Neptune-Pluto conj. (1°46')
-- Saturn-Pluto op. (1°40')
Uranus on Dsc (9°53')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian {-1 Bad / +2 Very Good = +2}
p MC op. t Jupiter (0°58' @ noon)
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t Mars conj. s Asc (1°13' @ noon)

Day: Cansolar Quotidian {+2 Very Good}
p MC conj. s Pluto (0°48'), t Pluto (1°40')

[Jim Eshelman]

The Treaty of Paris was signed December 10, 1898. I have no time for it, so shall use noon, Paris time, then examine it for Washington.

These are not very good charts, other than the overview of the Capsolar. Perhaps this date is too artificial?

Year: Capsolar {+2 Very Good}
(Given the explosive territorial acquisitions, this might deserve a +3!)
Venus sq. MC (1°30')
Neptune on Dsc (3°26')
Jupiter on MC (3°48') [sq. Jupiter 1°05', sq. Mars 1°38']
-- Jupiter-Neptune sq. (0°22' in mundo)
Moon sq. Asc (2°42')
Moon-Uranus sq. (2°27' in mundo)

Bridge {-1 Bad}
t Neptune op. Capsolar Asc (0°31')

Libsolar {-1 Bad}
Neptune on Dsc (0°29')

Month: Caplunar (Dormant.)
Week: Liblunar (Dormant.)
Week: Canlunar (Dormant.)

Week: Arilunar {0 Neutral}
Moon on Asc (1°15')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian& Transits {-2 Very Bad}[/b]
t Mercury sq. p Moon (0°07' @noon)
p MC sq. s Saturn (0°34' @noon)
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t Neptune op. s Asc (0°31')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian {+1 Good}
p Asc conj. t Pluto (1°35' @noon)

[Jim Eshelman]

Finally, here is the Treaty of Paris (signed December 10, 1898) for Madrid. My preconception is that this will be more powerful than for Washington, because this is an event that legally dismantled Spain's 400-year empire.

Year: Capsolar {0 Neutral}
Moon on Dsc (2°56')

Bridge {+1 Good}
t Neptune sq. s Asc (0°23')

Libsolar (Dormant.)
Cansolar (Dormant.) Moon-Neptune conj. (1°58')
Arisolar (Dormant.)

Month: Caplunar (Dormant.)

Week: Liblunar {-2 Very Bad}
Jupiter sq. Asc (1°09')
Mars on Dsc (5°48', stationary)
Moon-Sun sq. (1°55')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {-2 Very Bad / +1 Good = -1 Bad}[/b]
(Interestingly, the angles are identical with the Liblunar)
t Mercury sq. p Moon (0°07' @noon)
p Asc sq. t Jupiter (1°00' @noon)
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t Neptune sq. s Asc (0°23')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian {+1 Good}
p MC sq. t Mars (0°44' @noon)