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Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí, 1st Marquess of Tenerife (17 September 1838 – 20 October 1930) was a Spanish general and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines and Cuba, and later as Spanish Minister for War.
Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, marquis de Tenerife was a Spanish general who, as captain general of Cuba shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish–American War (1898), used stern antirebel measures that were exploited by U.S. newspapers to inflame public opinion against Spanish rule of Cuba.
Jan 12, 2024 · Valeriano Weyler. General Valeriano Weyler Photographic History of the Spanish American War, p. 33. 1838-1930. Born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, he was educated there and in Granada. Following in the footsteps of his father, a military doctor, Weyler decided on an army career.
Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau ( b. 17 September 1838 d. 20 October 1930), captain-general of Cuba (1896–1898) who supervised the Spanish war effort to subdue the independence movement on that island.
By January 1896 rebel forces controlled most of the island, and the Spanish government replaced Martínez Campos with Gen. Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, who soon became known as El Carnicero (“The Butcher”).
Jan 12, 2024 · Spanish general Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau instituted a policy of reconcentration (reconcentración) to control Cuban insurgents. The policy forced the population to move to central locations under Spanish military jurisdiction as the entire island was placed under martial law.
General Valeriano Weyler, the Spanish commander in Cuba, had little love for war correspondents, whom he branded “meddlesome scribblers,” and barred them from accompanying forces on either side.
2 days ago · The Republic of Cuba was declared in September 1895. The following year Spain placed General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau at the head of more than 200,000 troops, who brutally “reconcentrated” rural residents into camps in the towns and cities, where tens of thousands died of starvation and disease. Both sides killed civilians and burned ...
father was Fernando Weyler y Laviña, Inspector General of Military Sanita-tion. The future Grandee of Spain was, therefore, nurtured in that politico-military atmosphere which is typified by his own career. He obtained his edu-cation in his native isle and at Granada within the shadow of the Alhambra. Becoming an infantry cadet in 1853, he
General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau Also known as "the butcher," Weyler took over as Captain General of Cuba when General Campos resigned in early 1896. The Cuban war of independence was not going well for Spain, the rebels had just invaded Havana, and Antonio Maceo had made his way clear to Mantua, the westernmost point on the island.
