Rigoberto Cruz (died August 1967) was a

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revolutionary who was one of the founders of the

Sandinista National Liberation Front The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( es, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas () in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto Cé ...

in 1961. Cruz, who is better known by his

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Pablo Ubeda, is one of the early

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s of the

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revolution. He was killed in San Carlos after the battle of Pancasán on August 1967 in one of FSLN's historical defeats.

Rigoberto Cruz in popular culture

Rigoberto Cruz is best known by his alias "Pablo Ubeda". He was also nicknamed "El cadejo de

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" as he was considered a master of disguise. During the insurrection, the North-Eastern Front was named "Frente Nor-Oriental Pablo Ubeda". After the Sandinista triumph in 1979, the special troops of the Ministry of Interior were also named after "Pablo Ubeda".

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