Valeriano Weyler

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Spanish general colonial administrator human

Valeriano Weyler was a Spanish general and colonial administrator notorious for his brutal reconcentration policies in Cuba during the late 19th century.

Aliases (1)

Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish general → colonial administrator → human →
allegiance	Kingdom of Spain →
appointedBy	Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo →
birthDate	1838-09-17 →
birthPlace	Balearic Islands → Palma de Mallorca → Spain →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
causeOfNotoriety	harsh counterinsurgency tactics in Cuba →
countryOfCitizenship	Spain →
deathDate	1930-10-20 →
deathPlace	Madrid → Spain →
era	19th century → early 20th century →
ethnicGroup	Spanish people →
familyName	Weyler →
fullName	Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau →
gender	male →
givenName	Valeriano →
implementedPolicy	reconcentration camps in Cuba →
militaryBranch	Spanish Army →
militaryRank	Captain general → General →
nativeLanguage	Spanish →
nickName	The Butcher →
nobleTitle	Duke of Rubí → Grandee of Spain → Marquess of Tenerife →
notableFor	reconcentration policy in Cuba → role in the Cuban War of Independence →
occupation	politician → soldier →
participatedIn	Cuban War of Independence → Ten Years' War → Third Carlist War →
positionHeld	Captain General of Catalonia → Captain General of Cuba → Captain General of the Balearic Islands → Captain General of the Canary Islands → Captain General of the Philippines → Governor-General of Cuba → Minister of War of Spain → Senator for life in Spain →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Madrid →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Valeriano Weyler ("Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau") →	fullName
Cuban War of Independence →	keyFigure