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Tomás San Gil
Tomás David Pérez Díaz (29 December 1939 – 28 February 1963), alias Tomás San Gil, was a Cuban anti-communist rebel and one of the leaders of the Escambray rebellion. After the death of Osvaldo Ramírez García, he took command of the rebel forces. He was killed in battle with government forces. Early life Born into a family of Creole agrarian bourgeoisie in Trinidad, Cuba, he studied at the Catholic school Sancti Spiritus. He was involved in commercial business and later became the manager of his uncle's estate, the landowner Rómulo Díaz, who was a representative of the agricultural company Ponciano Land Company. According to official Cuban sources, Tomás David Pérez Díaz was the type of “dandy on horseback, wearing a black hat and sunglasses.” On the other hand, anti-communist Cuban sources describe him as a “brave and talented” Cuban patriot. Tomás David Pérez strongly disliked the rise to power of Fidel Castro and his communist agenda. He especially rej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad, Cuba
Trinidad () is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, because of its historical importance as a center of the sugar trade in the 18th and 19th centuries. Trinidad is one of the best-preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region. History Trinidad was founded on December 23, 1514, by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar under the name Villa de la Santísima Trinidad. Hernán Cortés recruited men for his expedition from Juan de Grijalva's home in Trinidad, and Sancti Spíritus, at the start of his 1518 expedition. This included Pedro de Alvarado and his five brothers. After ten days, Cortes sailed, the alcayde Francisco Verdugo failing to prevent Cortes from leaving, despite orders from Diego Velázquez.Diaz, B., 1963, ''The Conquest of New Spain'', London: Penguin Books, . The Narvaez Expedition lande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutionary Directorate Of 13 March Movement
Directorio Revolucionario 13 de Marzo was a Cuban activist group in the Cuban Revolution. They attempted an assassination on Batista, the dictator of Cuba at the time, in 1957. History The DR-13-M, at the time just called “Directorio Revolucionario” (DR), was founded in 1954 as a Catholic student group opposed to the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, defining its principles as political liberty, economic independence, and social justice. For a student group, the DR-13-M made military contributions to the Cuban Revolution by focusing on targeted plans. In 1957, the group coordinated an attack on Batista's Presidential Palace organised by DR-13-M leader José Antonio Echeverría, who died the same day in a related incident, and the opening of a second front in the Escambray Mountains, which was taken over by Che Guevara. The death of Echeverría and other leaders led to the virtual collapse of the group, and its remaining membership largely joined the Escambray front und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deaths By Firearm In Cuba
Death is the end of life; the Irreversible process, irreversible cessation of all biological process, biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to Decomposition, decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as ''Turritopsis dohrnii'', are Biological immortality, biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than Senescence, aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as Cell (biology), cells or Tissue (biology), tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
