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San Juan Hill is a series of hills to the east ofSantiago,Cuba, running north to south.[1] It is located in the province ofSantiago de Cuba, in the southeastern part of the country, 800 km east of Havana, the capital of the country. San Juan Hill is located 633 meters above sea level.
The area is known as theSan Juan Heights or inSpanishAlturas de San Juan before theSpanish–American War of 1898, and are now part of Lomas de San Juan.
This area was the site of theBattle of San Juan Hill during theSpanish–American War. The Americans named the lesser heights "Kettle Hill" and the higher southern hill "San Juan Hill" after the battle of July 2, 1898. The two high points or hills are connected by a draw or saddle on a north–south axis.
The fight for the San Juan Heights or Hills became known as the Battle of San JuanHill due to a reporter's telegraphy error in which the plural "s" was dropped. American Army reports also referred to the heights as "hills".
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