February, 1896: Reconcentration Policy
Reconcentration Policy
February, 1896:
February, 1896: Reconcentration Policy
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In 1896, General Weyler of Spain implemented the first wave of the Spanish
"Reconcentration Policy" that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration
camps. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population had eight days to move into
designated camps located in fortified towns; any person who failed to obey
was shot. The housing in these areas was typically abandoned, decaying,
roofless, and virtually uninhabitable. Food was scarce and famine and disease
quickly swept through the camps. By 1898, one third of Cuba's population had
been forcibly sent into the
concentration camps. Over
400,000 Cubans died as a result of
the Spanish Reconcentration
Policy.
Bibliography:
Dyal, Donald H.. Historical Dictionary of the Spanish
American War. Greenwood Press: Westport, CT, 1996.
O'Toole, G.J.A., The Spanish War: An American Epic-1898.
W.W. Norton & Company: New York, 1984.
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General Weyler
In 1896, General Weyler of Spain implemented the first wave of the Spanish "Reconcentracion Policy"
that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population
had eight days to move into designated camps located in fortified towns; any person who failed to obey
was shot. The housing in these areas was typically abandoned, decaying, roofless, and virtually
unihabitable. Food was scarce and famine and disease quickly swept through the camps. By 1898, one
third of Cuba's population had been forcibly sent into the concentration camps. Over 400,000 Cubans
died as a result of the Spanish Reconcentration Policy. Concentration Camp
Bibliography:
Dyal, Donald H.. Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War. Greenwood Press: Westport, CT,
1996.
O'Toole, G.J.A., The Spanish War: An American Epic-1898. W.W. Norton &
1984.
Company: New York,
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General Weyler
In 1896, General Weyler of Spain implemented the first wave of the Spanish "Reconcentracion Policy"
that sent thousands of Cubans into concentration camps. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population
had eight days to move into designated camps located in fortified towns; any person who failed to obey
was shot. The housing in these areas was typically abandoned, decaying, roofless, and virtually
unihabitable. Food was scarce and famine and disease quickly swept through the camps. By 1898, one
third of Cuba's population had been forcibly sent into the concentration camps. Over 400,000 Cubans
died as a result of the Spanish Reconcentration Policy. Concentration Camp
Bibliography:
Dyal, Donald H.. Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War. Greenwood Press: Westport, CT,
1996.
O'Toole, G.J.A., The Spanish War: An American Epic-1898. W.W. Norton &
1984.
Company: New York,