The
Cuba: Capitanía General Collection
consists of “bandos” (edicts), royal decrees,
and official forms from 1896-1898 published during the
governments of Valeriano Weyler and Ramón Blanco,
Captain Generals of the Island of Cuba. Weyler was a
central figure in Cuba’s War of Independence against
Spain, known for his relocation of all Cubans living
in the country or outside fortified areas into “reconcentration
camps” in towns and cities occupied by Spanish
troops in an effort to separate rebel forces from civilians
and suppress the popular support of insurgents. The
collection consists of 24 "bandos" issued
by Weyler and Blanco and 22 folders containing the "Reales
Ordenes" and official forms. |
