Q:Who was General Weyler? What were the specifics of General Weyler's Reconcentration Policy?

A: Weyler was a General from Spain who came up with the first concentration policy. Under Weyler's policy, the rural population had eight days to move into designated camps located in fortified towns , and any person who failed to obey was shot. The housing in these areas was typically abandoned, decaying, roofless, and virtually unihabitable.Over 400,000 Cubans died as a result of the Spanish Reconcentration Policy.