Foiled Incursion Attempt
In a dramatic chapter of 19th-century geopolitics, the United States, hungry for expansion, aimed to annex Cuba. In 1848, they dangled a $100 million offer before Spain, who firmly rebuffed the bid.
This peak moment of the US’s Caribbean ambitions saw Ambassador Pierre Soulé’s 1853 mission to secure the island fall short, marking a notable setback in American expansionist history..