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"He came to the same conclusions as his predecessors as well -- that to win Cuba back for Spain, he would have to separate the rebels from the civilians by putting the latter in safe havens, protected by loyal Spanish troops.
By the end of 1897, General Weyler had relocated more than 300,000 into such "reconcentration camps," not to be confused with the use of a similar phrase by twentieth century regimes. Although he was successful moving vast numbers of people, he failed to provide for them adequately. Consequently, these areas became cesspools of hunger, disease, and starvation where thousands died."