Camilo García de Polavieja
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García de Polavieja and the second or maternal family name is del Castillo-Negrete.
Camilo García de Polavieja y del Castillo-Negrete, 1st Marquess of Polavieja (13 July 1838 – 15 January 1914) was a Spanish general, born in a family of merchants.[1] He was a competent commander, but considered as brutal as Valeriano Weyler of Cuba. He was one of the most relevant military officers of the time and a famous regeneracionista.
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The Marquess of Polavieja | |
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113th Governor-General of the Philippines | |
In office December 13, 1896 – April 15, 1897 | |
Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
Preceded by | Ramón Blanco y Erenas |
Succeeded by | José de Lachambre |
Governor of Cuba | |
In office August 24, 1890 – 1892 | |
Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
Preceded by | José Chinchilla |
Succeeded by | Alejandro Rodríguez Arias |
Governor of Puerto Rico | |
In office 1888–1889 | |
Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 July 1838 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 15 January 1914 (aged 75) Madrid, Spain |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain |
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Battles/wars | Third Carlist War, Ten Years' War, Philippine Revolution |
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