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1895★1898 War and Genocide in Cuba, War and Genocide envisioning cuba Louis A. Pérez Jr., editor 1895 1898 in Cuba, ★ by john lawrence tone the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill © 2006 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Set in Quadraat and The Seriftypes by G&S Typesetters The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Publication of this book was aided by a grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tone, John Lawrence. War and genocide in Cuba, 1895–1898 / by John Lawrence Tone. p. cm. — (Envisioning Cuba) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8078-3006-2 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8078-3006-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Cuba—History—Revolution, 1895–1898. 2. Spanish-American War, 1898. I. Title. II. Series. f1783.t66 2006 973.8(cid:1)9—dc22 2005032816 cloth 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 for Sophia Louise Tone This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface xi 1 ★ Eloy Gonzalo and the Disaster of War 1 2 ★ The Origins of Cuban Independence 15 3 ★ José Martí: A Dream of Cuba 31 4 ★ Emilio Calleja and the Failure of Reform 43 5 ★ Máximo Gómez and Total War 57 6 ★ Antonio Maceo and the Battle of Peralejo 69 7 ★ The Cuban Liberation Army 81 8 ★ The Spanish Army 97 9 ★ Arsenio Martínez Campos: Defending the Indefensible 113 10 ★ Mal Tiempo and the Romance of the Machete 123 11 ★ The Invasion of the West 139 12 ★ Valeriano Weyler: The Butcher 153 13 ★ The Death of Maceo 179 14 ★ Reconcentration 193 15 ★ The Monster and the Assassin 225 16 ★ The Jingoes 239 17 ★ Frascuelo versus Edison 251 18 ★ The Splendid Disaster 273 Notes 289 Bibliography 315 Index 333 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations photographs Eloy Gonzalo García 5 José Martí 35 Máximo Gómez 63 Antonio Maceo 71 Valeriano Weyler 165 A young male victim of reconcentration 214 Woman victimized by reconcentration 215 Skeletons piled high at a cemetery in Havana 216 maps Cuba, 1895–1898 2 Battle of Peralejo, July 13, 1895 74 Battle of Mal Tiempo, December 15, 1895 124 tables Table 1. Spanish Combat Losses 10 Table 2. Wounds Examined at the Havana Hospital in 1896 134 Table 3. Wounds Examined at Three Hospitals in 1895 134 Table 4. Reconcentrados in Cuba 212

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