Valeriano Weyler

Valeriano Weyler
Governor-General of Cuba
In office 11 February 1896 – 31 October 1897 (1896-02-11 – 1897-10-31)[1]
Monarch	Alfonso XIII
Regent	Maria Christina of Austria
Prime Minister	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Minister of Overseas	Tomás Castellano y Villarroya Segismundo Moret
Preceded by	Sabas Marín y González
Succeeded by	Ramón Blanco y Erenas
Governor-General of the Philippines
In office 5 June 1888 – 17 November 1891 (1888-06-05 – 1891-11-17)
Monarch	Alfonso XIII
Regent	Maria Christina of Austria
Prime Minister	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Minister of Overseas	Trinitario Ruiz Capdepón Manuel Becerra y Bermúdez Antonio María Fabié
Preceded by	Emilio Terrero y Perinat
Succeeded by	Eulogio Despujol y Dusay
Other offices Minister of War of Spain In office 4 December 1906 – 25 January 1907 (1906-12-04 – 1907-01-25); 1 month and 21 days Monarch Alfonso XIII Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Preceded by Agustín de Luque y Coca Succeeded by Francisco Loño y Pérez In office 23 June – 1 December 1905 (1905-06-23 – 1905-12-01); 5 months and 8 days Monarch Alfonso XIII Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Preceded by Vicente Martitegui Succeeded by Agustín de Luque y Coca In office 6 March 1901 – 6 December 1902 (1901-03-06 – 1902-12-06); 1 year and 9 months Monarch Alfonso XIII Prime Minister Eugenio Montero Ríos Preceded by Arsenio Linares y Pombo Succeeded by Arsenio Linares y Pombo Minister of the Navy of Spain In office 31 October – 1 December 1905 (1905-10-31 – 1905-12-01); 1 month and 1 day Monarch Alfonso XIII Prime Minister Eugenio Montero Ríos Preceded by Miguel Villanueva y Gómez Succeeded by Víctor María Concas Chief of Staff of the Army of Spain In office 14 January 1916 – 5 January 1922 (1916-01-14 – 1922-01-05); 5 years, 11 months and 22 days Monarch Alfonso XIII Prime Minister Count of Romanones Manuel García Prieto Eduardo Dato Antonio Maura Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Manuel Allendesalazar Minister of War Agustín de Luque y Coca Francisco Aguilera y Egea Fernando Primo de Rivera José Marina Vega Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel Dámaso Berenguer Diego Múñoz Cobos Luis de Santiago y Aguirrevengoa Antonio Tovar y Marcoleta José Villalba Riquelme Luis de Marichalar y Monreal Preceded by Julián González Parrado Succeeded by Luis Aizpuru y Mondéjar In office 28 July 1923 – 6 October 1925 (1923-07-28 – 1925-10-06); 2 years, 2 months and 8 days Monarch Alfonso XIII Prime Minister Manuel García Prieto Miguel Primo de Rivera Minister of War Luis Bermúdez de Castro Juan O'Donnell Preceded by Luis Aizpuru y Mondéjar Succeeded by Manuel Goded Llopis
Personal details
Born	Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau (1838-09-17)17 September 1838 Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Died	20 October 1930(1930-10-20) (aged 92) Madrid, Spain
Political party	Liberal Party
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Branch	Spanish Army
Rank	Captain General
Commands	6th Army Corps
Wars	Ten Years' War Third Carlist War Cuban War of Independence Spanish–American War

Captain General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, 1st Duke of Rubí, 1st Marquess of Tenerife (17 September 1838 – 20 October 1930) was a Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines and the Governor-General of Cuba,^[2] and later as the Minister for War.