Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau , 1838-1930, Spanish general. His early career was spent in Santo Domingo and Cuba, where he served during the Ten Years War . He returned to Spain in 1873 and fought against the Carlists (1875-76). While captain general of the Canary Islands (1878-83) he was created marqués de Tenerife. Later he held a series of high posts, becoming captain general of the Philippines in 1888. In 1896 he replaced Arsenio Martínez de Campos in Cuba to suppress the rebellion there, but his cruel methods were protested by the United States, and he was recalled (1897). Weyler... Read more