Cuba : Capitanía General Collection, 1851-1898.

Weyler, Valerià, 1838-1930

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Spanish army officer, colonial administrator, and statesman. From the description of Valerià Weyler report, 1888-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981574 Valeriano Weyler, a descendant of a military family, was born on 17 September 1837, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain . Wanting to follow the steps of his father, a military physician, Valeriano enrolled in the Spanish Army. In 1853, he enrolled in the Tercera Compañía del Colegio de Infanteria de Toledo (Third...

Blanco y Erenas, Ramón 1833-1906

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Spanish statesman and army officer. From the description of Ramón Blanco y Erenas correspondence, 1880-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455202 ...

Otto G. Richter Library

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Cuba. Capitanía General.

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In order to govern its possessions in the New World the crown of Spain created in 1511, the Consejo Supremo de las Indias which was reorganized in 1524. The Audiencia of Santo Domingo was created first and it was responsible to carry and execute the laws and mandates of Spain. At first all the discovered territories, its governors and officials depended from Santo Domingo until new Audiencias were created. Cuba's first Governor, also called Captain General, was Diego Velázquez who resided in Sa...