Valeriano Weyler

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Spanish general (1838-1930)

PoliticiansLived 1838 to 1930 · aged 92

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Spanish General Valeriano Weyler upon his arrival in Havana on March 28, 1896.

Victims of Weyler's reconcentration policy

Awards 9

1913Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of Saint Ferdinand

Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration

Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild

Legion of Honour

cruz de primera clase de la Real y Militar Orden de María Cristina

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant

Connected to Valeriano 6

Willem DreesAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant

Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la TorreAlso won Order of Saint Ferdinand

José CanalejasAlso won Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration

Shōichirō ToyodaAlso won Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of ValenciaAlso won Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild

Mikhail Dmitrievich GorchakovAlso won Order of Saint Ferdinand

About this person

Captain General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí, 1st Marquess of Tenerife was a Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines and the Governor-General of Cuba, and later as the Minister for War. He is infamous for the brutality with which he executed his assignment to suppress an 1897 rebellion in Cuba through a policy of mass-reconcentration, which is estimated to have killed between 170,000 and 400,000 Cubans. These policies influenced the United States towards declaring war on Spain.