He put down revolts and ended revolutions. He used reconcentration camps as a primary tool and by 1898 one fourth of all Cubans had been forcibly placed in such camps where starvation took thousands of lives.
General Valeriano Weyler of the Spanish Army.
General Valeriano Weyler
Valeriano Weyler was called The Butcher.
Valeriano Weyler.
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.
General Valeriano Weyler of the Spanish Army.
General Valeriano Weyler
General Valeriano Weyler attempted to suppress the Cuban rebellion backfire was to restore order.
General Valeriano Weyler
Valeriano Weyler
Valeriano Weyler was called The Butcher.
His name was 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.
Spain sent Valeriano Weyler to Cuba to suppress the Cuban War of Independence, which began in 1895. Weyler, known for his harsh tactics, implemented a policy of reconcentration, relocating rural populations to urban areas in an effort to cut support for the rebels. His actions drew significant criticism and contributed to the growing tensions between Spain and the United States.
The General who was in charge of Cuba was Arnaldo T. Ochoa Sanchez. He was executed in 1989after being found guilty of treason. He was executed by a firing squad.