Abel Santamaría
Abel Santamaría Cuadrado | |
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Born | (1927-10-20)October 20, 1927 Encrucijada, Cuba |
Died | July 26, 1953(1953-07-26) (aged 25) Santiago, Cuba |
Occupation | Political activist, revolutionary |
Years active | 1947–1953 |
Parent(s) | Haydée Santamaría (sister) |
Abel Santamaría Cuadrado (20 October 1927 in Encrucijada, Las Villas, Cuba – 26 July 1953 in Santiago de Cuba) was a leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement.[1]
Contents
1 Biography
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Biography
Abel and his sister Haydée let revolutionaries including Fidel Castro use their tiny two-room apartment on the corner of O and 25th streets in Havana to plan the revolution. Abel and Haydee participated in the Moncada barracks assault in July 1953 that was supposed to start the revolution to overthrow Batista. After the failure of the attack, they both were imprisoned with many other revolutionaries. Abel was murdered in prison after being tortured by police to reveal the location where the other revolutionaries were hiding. It is said that the police removed Abel's eyes and showed them to his sister Haydée Santamaría who was also in prison, but she never revealed where the revolutionaries were.[2]
See also
- Museo Abel Santamaría Cuadrado
- Villa Clara Provincial Museum
References
^ (in Spanish) Abel Santamaría on EcuRed
^ Quinn, Sally (1977-03-21). "'To Die Is Much Easier'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-11..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
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