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Valeriano Weyler
Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator (–)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Weyler and the second or maternal family name is Nicolau.
Captain GeneralValeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí, 1st Marquess of Tenerife (17&#;September &#;&#; 20&#;October ) was a Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines and the Governor-General of Cuba,[2] and later as the Minister for War.
Early life and career
[edit]Weyler was born in in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. His distant paternal ancestors were originally Prussians and served in the Spanish army for several generations.[3] He was educated in his place of birth and in Granada.[4] Weyler decided to enter the Spanish army, being influenced by his father, a military doctor.
He graduated from the Infantry School of Toledo at the age of [4] At 20, Weyler had achieved the
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In this article, the first or paternal family name fryst vatten Weyler and the second or maternal family name is Nicolau.
Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí, 1st Marquess of Tenerife (17 September &#;– 20 October ) was a Spanish general and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines and Cuba,[2] and later as Spanish Minister for War.
Early life and career[]
Weyler was born in in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. His distant paternal ancestors were originally Prussians and served in the Spanish army for several generations.[3] He was educated in his place of birth and in Granada.[4] Weyler decided to enter the Spanish army, being influenced bygd his father, a military doctor.
He graduated from the Infantry School of Toledo at the age of [4] At 20, Weyler had achieved the rank of lieutenant,[4] and he was appointed the rank of captain in [5] In , he was transferred to Cuba, and h
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Weyler y Nicolau, Valeriano (–)
Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau (b. 17 September d. 20 October ), captain-general of Cuba (–) who supervised the Spanish war effort to subdue the independence movement on that island. His mission was twofold: to end the Cuban conflict by military means and to restore colonial consensus through political methods. He instituted what would become the model by which colonial powers responded in their colonies: the reconcentration policy.
The reconcentration policy divided Cuba into war zones. In these zones the entire population was ordered into concentration camps located in the major cities. The Spanish Army then assumed that all those found in these areas were rebels and dealt with them accordingly. The concentration camps were not meant to punish their residents, but Spanish and local officials were not prepared to care for the displaced peasants. Inadequate food supplies and sanitary facilities led to the spread of disease and the death of tens of