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Cuba: The Spanish Army's General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau aka "The Butcher Weyler" had camps known as reconcentradoserected during 1896 to pen up 500,000 peasants who allegedly supported rebels in an effort and to quell the rebellion in the War of 1895....200,000 died of disease and starvation.
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∙ 10y agoSpain. In their struggle to retain Cuba in 1895, the Spanish came up with the idea of "concentrating" civilians into one place to make them easier to control.
The concentration camp in the modern sense (i.e. not including "Indian reservations" and the like) were created by the Spanish and then retained by the Americans in Cuba and the Philippines in the Spanish-American war as a means of controlling the local populations.
The clue is in the name being a Spanish word reconcentrados (reconcentration camps) the equivalent English term would usually be internment camp (although the term concentration camp was borrowed from the Spanish context in South Africa).
If you are interested have a look at: The Invention of the Concentration Camp: Cuba, Southern Africa and the Philippines, 1896-1907; Jonathan Hyslop, University of Pretoria, South Africa; in the Related Link below.
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∙ 16y agoCuba, It was one of the reasons of the Spanis-American War.
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What was the Germans first concentration camp called?
Dachau was the first concentration camp but the largest was Auschwitz
Was Stutthof the first concentration camp built by Nazi regime?
No, Stutthof was the first concentration camp built outside Germany. (The first camp was Dachau).
When was the first concentration camp and when was it set up?
Dachau was the first concentration camp. It was set up in 1933.
Which concentration camp was located near Paris?
The concentration camp near Paris was Drancy. Please see the link.
What was the first concentration camp found?
dachau___Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp to be founded (March 1933), the first major concentration camp to be found (and liberated) by an Allied army was Majdanek (July 1944).
When did the first Germans open the first concentration camp where was it located?
It was Hiltler who told them to do that.it was located at Dachau.
What was selection at a concentration camp?
The first Concentration Camp was the Holocaust
What concentration camp was Pastor Niemoeller located in?
At first he was held in Sachsenhausen, then transferred to Dachau.
What was Jack Mandelbaum's first concentration camp called?
Blechhamer was the first concentration camp Jack was in.
What was the Germans first concentration camp called?
Dachau was the first concentration camp but the largest was Auschwitz
What was the first concentration camp Jews were placed at during the Holocaust?
Dachau which is located near Munich.
Where were the first Nazi Concentration Camp established?
The first Nazi Concentration Camp was Dachau Concentration Camp. Since it's called Dachau, it's in Dachau,Germany.
Where was the first concentration camp constructed?
the first permanent Nazi concentration camp was built near Munich.
When was the first concentration camp and when was it set up?
Dachau was the first concentration camp. It was set up in 1933.
Was Stutthof the first concentration camp built by Nazi regime?
No, Stutthof was the first concentration camp built outside Germany. (The first camp was Dachau).
Which concentration camp was located near Paris?
The concentration camp near Paris was Drancy. Please see the link.
When was Auschwitz concentration camp first established?
Auschwitz concentration camp was first established on March 22, 1933
