He was one of the earliest military leaders to practice internment, also known as concentration camps or civilian detention. He was colonial governor of Cuba from January 1896 to October 1897 and was referred to as "the Butcher" by the US press in the run-up to the Spanish-American War (1898).
General Valeriano Weyler of the Spanish Army.
Valeriano Weyler
Valeriano Weyler was called The Butcher.
General Valeriano Weyler
General Valeriano Weyler attempted to suppress the Cuban rebellion backfire was to restore order.
General Valeriano Weyler
Valeriano Weyler.
Nicknamed "The Butcher"....Weyler was sent down from Spain in the late 1800's to put thousands of Cubans into harsh-treatment camps. This helped spark the Spanish-American War.
No. Spanish General Valeriano Weyler died in 1930 at about age 92. This was about 2 ½ years before Franklin D. Roosevelt became the US President, and nine years before World War 2 started.
His name was Valeriano Weyler.
The Spanish military governor of Cuba was General Valeriano Weyler. He was given this position in 1896 replacing Martinez de Campos. However, he was recalled back to Europe in 1897 after criticism for his handling of the situation in Cuba.
General V. Weyler was known as The Butcher during the Spanish-American War