bushidō
bushidō (Jap.). A term meaning ‘the Way of the Warrior-Gentleman’. More of a general outlook on life than a formal ethic, it was born in the opening years of the Tokugawa Period (1603–1868) (see
Japan), when a prolonged peace made members of the
samurai class nostalgic for former military campaigns and forced them to rethink their role in civil society. This outlook stressed frugality, honour, loyalty, mastery of
martial arts, readiness for combat at a moment's notice, and, above all, a willingess to die at any time. Many samurai found that
zen training helped to inculcate the austerity, detachment, and presence of mind needed both in combat situations and in daily life. See also
martial arts.
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Pascual Cervera y Topete
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pascual Cervera y Topete , 1839-1909, Spanish admiral. During the Spanish-American War of 1898 he was given command of the Atlantic fleet and sent...
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Merrimac, Sinking of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...SINKING OF (3 June 1898). When the Cuban squadron of Pascual Cervera y Topete was blockaded by Adm. William T. Sampson at Santiago...collier Merrimac across the narrow entrance, blocking Cervera's escape. Under heavy enemy fire, the Merrimac...
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Santiago de Cuba
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...blockade in Santiago's harbor; when the Spanish admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, bottled up in the harbor, made a desperate attempt...his revolutionary struggle against Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar by attacking the Moncada army garrison...
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Spanish-American War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the Spanish military commander, Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau , instituted the reconcentrado, or concentration...with almost hysterical praise. On May 19, Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete took the Spanish fleet into the harbor of Santiago de...
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San Juan Hill and El Caney, Battles of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...s dismounted Rough Riders, advancing as much from desperation as by design, captured San Juan Hill. Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, alarmed by threat of American artillery on hills overlooking the harbor, sought safety on 3 July in a dash...
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