Question

Which of the following can be linked to Commander Valeriano Weyler?

A. glorification of bravery and manhood
B. “reconcentrados” for Cuban rebels
C. the sinking of the battleship US Maine
D. leading Rough Riders up San Juan hill
E. the Treaty of Portsmouth to end the Russo-Japanese war

Answer 1

The correct answer is: B. “reconcentrados” for Cuban rebels.

Step-by-step explanation:

Commander Valeriano Weyler was a Spanish general and governor in the Philippines and Cuba.

He was sent to Cuba in 1896, to replace officer Arsenio Martínez Campos, to try to put an end to the Cuban Rebellion (the war for independence). To win, he figured out that he had to separate the rebels from the civilians, so he relocated over 300.000 people and divided the country into different section, where the civilians were guarded by the Spanish soldiers.