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[[File:Federalista cannon - University of Kentucky - DSC09120.JPG|thumb|Federalista. The Main Building can be seen behind it.]] '''Federalista''' is a bronze cannon that sits in front of the Main Building at the [[University of Kentucky]]. It was captured at Santiago, Cuba in the Spanish American War in 1898. It was presented to the Commonwealth of Kentucky by the War Department and later given to the city of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] by Governor Bradley in 1903. For many years after placing the cannon in front of the Main Building, men students of the university celebrated [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|athletic]] victories and other events by firing the cannon. These ceremonies resulted several times in the breaking of windows in the Main building, so the university decreed that firing the cannon should be abolished. It was then filled with cement. The cannon, named Federalista, quickly became the backdrop for campus portraits, hazing activities, and pranks. ==References== * [https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7sf7664q86_1432_1?q=cannon+spanish+american+war&per_page=20 exploreUK. UK Libraries] * [https://www.facebook.com/235601731818/posts/10150923215541819/?locale=hi_IN The Bronze Cannon; The Federalista. Facebook]
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