Word: weyler
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which President McKinley was called "a pothouse politician, catering to the rabble," Rubens published the letter, forced de Lôme's resignation. Rubens thinks the Maine was blown up by the Spaniards, admits it was probably not "an official act," but suspects that the disgruntled Spanish General "Butcher" Weyler hoped it would happen...
...campaign for the rainy season: "I am going to make the Spanish columns move, move constantly; and I count upon my three important allies, June, July and August." The Spanish answer to guerrilla tactics, says Rubens, was atrocities, of which he presents some gruesome photographs in evidence. General Weyler won his nickname of "Butcher" by his order outlawing all Cubans found outside the Spanish lines, shooting them as rebels. Those within the lines (reconcentrados), says Rubens, were allowed to starve: "at least 200,000" died that...
What the Gibara filibusters forgot was that it was occurring in 1931. Machado's tough little army is not like "Butcher" Weyler's ill-equipped Spaniards. There are railroads in Cuba now, a well-paved 715-mile motor road stiffens its backbone. And Machado's troops are loyal. The hard times and unemployment that have turned 90% of the country against him, in sympathy at least, keeps every one of his well-paid, well-fed soldiers toeing the mark. Within five hours Federals were moving against Gibara, by land, by sea, in the air. The filibusters...
...when U. S. papers flared with stories of "Butcher" Weyler, Calixto Garcia, Maximo Gomez, the Philadelphia Bulletin sent Artist Luks to Cuba as war correspondent and illustrator. Because he was not content to gather his news at Havana cafe tables, he was arrested, imprisoned four times. "The spiggoties," says he, "slammed me into the cooler . . . put me away with the rats and the Cubans and deliberated whether to shoot me at dawn or sundown...
Died. Don Valeriano ("Butcher") Weyler y Nicolau, Captain-General of the Spanish Army, Duque de Rubi y Grande de Espana, 92; of infirmities resulting from a fall from his horse last month; in Madrid. His life was spent in the army-sent to Cuba in 1896, he attempted ruthlessly to suppress the rebellion, succeeded only in intensifying discontent. He was recalled and did not actively participate in the Spanish-American War. Twice minister of war, he helped suppress Catalan, Basque, Carlist uprisings. He was a fierce enemy of the late Primo de Rivera; some said he lived until 92 just...