USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By 1898, a third of Cuba’s population had been moved into camps and 170, 000 civil Cubans died due to their subjected conditions, that was a 10% of the population. The policy is remembered as the first time in history modern concentration camps were constructed.

Detailed explanation-2: -To prevent the insurrectos from leading the population against Spanish rule, Weyler built concentration camps in which he imprisoned a large portion of the population. Under the harsh and unsanitary conditions in the concentration camps, Cuban prisoners died rapidly, especially from disease.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish authorities under Governor-General Valeriano Weyler used brutal tactics to suppress the uprising. They placed 400, 000 noncombatant Cubans, or reconcentrados, into camps in order to prevent them from helping the rebels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marti (1853-1895), a Cuban émigré who organized the Cigarworkers Party, joined Gomez in 1895 and was killed in action. After his death, Marti became a martyr of the revolution and remains a hero to the Cuban people. Spain responded to the Cuban insurgency by sending 100, 000 soldiers to Cuba in 1895.