She was immobilized by boiler trouble at Santiago de Cuba when the Spanish-American War began, and was trapped there along with the squadron of Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete.
Almirante Cervera (named after Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete) served on the Nationalist side in the civil war and was present in most of the major battles.
After the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, all three were assigned to the 1st Squadron, commanded by Vice Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, in which all three were sunk at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
After the destruction of his fleet, Cervera was briefly imprisoned at Camp Long in the United States with his surviving officers before being returned to Spain.
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