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| 1868 |
| | An uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off a Ten Years' War | |
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| 1868 |
| | An armed uprising against Spanish rule takes place in the town of Lares in Puerto Rico, becoming known as the Grito de Lares ('Cry of Lares') | |
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| 1878 |
| | The Ten Years' War ends in Cuba, with Spain promising extensive reforms including the abolition of slavery | |
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| 1884 |
| | Spain begins to colonize the Western Sahara, subsequently known as the Spanish Sahara | |
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| 1897 |
| | The Spanish governor in Cuba is recalled to Spain, for pioneering the concept of the concentration camp | |
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| 1898 |
| | The US battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbour, sparking off the Spanish-American War | |
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| 1898 |
| | The Philippines declare independence from the colonial power, Spain, with whom they are at war | |
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| 1898 |
| | In the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War, Spain cedes Puerto Rico and Cuba to the USA | |
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| 1898 |
| | The agreement ending the Spanish-American War includes Spain selling the Philippines to the USA for a payment of $20 million | |
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| 1902 |
| | The three-year Philippine-American War is brought to an end, and the Philippines become a US colony | |
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