- Jesús Sosa Blanco
Jesús Sosa Blanco (1907/
1908 -February 18 ,1959 ) was a colonel in theCuba n army underFulgencio Batista .After
Fidel Castro came to power onFebruary 16 ,1959 , Sosa was arrested and charged with having committed 108 murders for Batista. His trial took place in theHavana Sports Palace, before 17,000 spectators. Many of those who accused of him of crimes had contradicting statements.Fact|date=July 2008On February 18, he was found guilty and summarily executed. After his trial, other trials and executions were no longer broadcast live.
Gabriel García Márquez attended the trial and execution and used the incident as the basis for his 1975 novel, "The Autumn of the Patriarch ".External links
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894104,00.html?promoid=googlep 1959 "Time" magazine report of Sosa Blanco's trial]
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