Enrique Dupuy de Lome.
A Spanish diplomat who lacked diplomatic skills.
Spain's Minister de Lome was less then diplomatic.
The Delome letter was written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister with the portfolio of Cuba. It was a letter that criticized the President McKinley of the United States and was leaked to the press which is often referred as the beginning of the Spanish-American War.\ source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_L%C3%B4me_Letter
It was critical of President McKinley, however in truth, Ambassador de Lome's criticism was valid and accurate although very undiplomatic.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome.
Dupuy de Lome.
A Spanish diplomat who lacked diplomatic skills.
Spain's Minister de Lome was less then diplomatic.
Minister Dupuy de Lome.
Enrique Dupuy de Lôme wrote "... McKinley is: weak and catering to the rabble, and, besides, a low politician, who desires to leave a door open to me and to stand well with the jingoes of his party." in his letter. The incident is known as the De Lome Letter and acted as one of the primary triggers of the Spanish-American War.
The Delome letter was written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister with the portfolio of Cuba. It was a letter that criticized the President McKinley of the United States and was leaked to the press which is often referred as the beginning of the Spanish-American War.\ source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_L%C3%B4me_Letter
Enrique Dupuy de Lome was a Spanish diplomat who criticized President William McKinley. He wrote a letter to a Spanish official in Cuba, calling McKinley weak and a low politician. The letter was leaked to the American press and fueled talks for intervention in Cuba against Spain.
Jacques Dupuy has written: 'Correspondance de Jacques Dupuy et de Nicolas Heinsius, 1646-1656'
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst heightened the public's dislike of the Spanish government. Their stories exaggerated spanish atrocities and compared cuban rebels to patriots of the American Revolution. They also published the private letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, Spain's ambassador to Washington, D.C.
Henri Dupuy de Lôme was born on 1816-10-15.
Henri Dupuy de Lôme died on 1885-02-01.