On Captivity: A Spanish Soldier's Experience in a Havana Prison, 1896-1898

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On Captivity A Spanish Soldier’s Experience in a Havana Prison, 1896–1898 ManuEl CigEs apariCiO translatEd and EditEd By d. J. WalkEr With a fOrEWOrd By ChristOphEr sChMidt-nOWara thE univErsity Of alaBaMa prEss Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2012 the university of alabama press tuscaloosa, alabama 35487-0380 all rights reserved Manufactured in the united states of america Originally published as Del cautiverio. Madrid: Editorial España, 1930. typeface: granjon Cover illustration: “viaje de retorn. rastro que deixan los vapors, al tornar de Cuba y filipinas”(“return voyage. Wake left by steamships upon their return from Cuba and the philippines”). (La Campana de Gracia, March 26, 1898.) Cover design: todd lape/lape designs ∞ the paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of american national standard for information sciences—permanence of paper for printed library Materials, ansi Z39.48-1984. subsidy provided by the program for Cultural Cooperation between spain’s Ministry of Culture and united states universities. Ciges aparicio, Manuel, 1873–1936. [del cautiverio. English] On captivity : a spanish soldier's experience in a havana prison, 1896-1898 / Manuel Ciges aparicio ; translated and edited by d.J. Walker. p. cm. — (atlantic crossings) includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-8173-1769-0 (trade cloth : alk. paper) — isBn 978-0-8173-8622-1 (e book) 1. Ciges aparicio, Manuel, 1873–1936. 2. prisoners' writings, spanish. 3. spanish—Cuba. i. Walker, d. J. ii. title. pQ6605.i5d413 2012 863'.62—dc23 2012011883 in Memoriam Margaret Edna Walker ...