Abel Santamaría

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]

This article is about the Cuban revolutionary. For the airport of Santa Clara, see Abel Santamaría Airport.
Abel Santamaría Cuadrado
Born(1927-10-20)October 20, 1927
Encrucijada, Cuba
DiedJuly 26, 1953(1953-07-26) (aged 25)
Santiago, Cuba
OccupationPolitical activist, revolutionary
Years active1947–1953
Parent(s)Haydée Santamaría (sister)

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

References
  1. (in Spanish) Abel Santamaría on EcuRed
  2. Quinn, Sally (1977-03-21). "'To Die Is Much Easier'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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