482. The Porto Rico Campaign
The only other important colony still remaining to Spain in America was Porto Rico . General Nelson A . Miles led a strong force to its conquest . In - stead of landing on the northern coast near San Juan , the only strongly fortified position on the seacoast , General Miles landed his men on the southern coast near Ponce ( Pon - tha ). The inhabitants received the Americans with the heartiest welcome . This was on August 1. The American army then set out to cross the island . But before they had gone very far news came of the ending of the hostilities .
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