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216 DOCUMENTED VICTIMS
OF CHÉ GUEVARA IN CUBA:
1957 TO 1959
From Armando M. Lago, Ph.D.´s
Cuba: The Human Cost of
Social Revolution
Manuscript Pending Publication
The exact number of Che’s victims in Cuba is
unknown. Guevara is said to have acknowledged
ordering many executions -all carried out without
affording the victims due process of law. Combat
deaths caused by Che in Cuba or other countries
where he led guerrilla operations have yet to be
tallied.
The following list is not exhaustive and includes only
cases for which historic reference is known -those he
personally executed as well as those killed under his
orders. Names are cited as reported. Additional
details, including bibliographic information, are
available for most cases.

Executed by Che in the Sierra Maestra during the
anti-Batista guerrilla struggle (1957-1958)
1. ARISTIDIO - 10-57
2. MANUEL CAPITÁN - 1957
3. JUAN CHANG - 9-57
4. “BISCO” ECHEVARRÍA MARTÍNEZ - 8-57
5. EUTIMIO GUERRA - 2-18-57
6. DIONISIO LEBRIGIO - 9-57
7. JUAN LEBRIGIO - 9-57
8. “EL NEGRO” NÁPOLES - 2-18-57
9. “CHICHO” OSORIO - 1-17-57
10. UNIDENTIFIED TEACHER (“EL MAESTRO”) - 9-57
11-12. 2 BROTHERS, SPIES FROM THE MASFERRER
GROUP - 9-57
13-14. 2 UNIDENTIFIED PEASANTS - 4-57

Executed or sent for execution by Che during his
brief command in Santa Clara (Jan. 1-3, 1959)
1. RAMÓN ALBA - 1-3-59**
2. JOSÉ BARROSO- 1-59
3. JOAQUÍN CASILLAS LUMPUY - 1-2-59**
4. FÉLIX CRUZ - 1-1-59
5. ALEJANDRO GARCÍA OLAYÓN - 1-31-59**
6. HÉCTOR MIRABAL - 1-59
7. J. MIRABAL- 1-59
8. FÉLIX MONTANO - 1-59
9. CORNELIO ROJAS - 1-7-59**
10. VILALLA - 1-59
11. DOMINGO ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ - 1-4-59**
12. CANO DEL PRIETO - 1-7-59**
13. JOSE FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍNEZ-1-2-59
14. JOSÉ GRIZEL SEGURA - 1-7-59** ( Manacas)
15. ARTURO PÉREZ PÉREZ - 1-24-59**
16. RICARDO RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ - 1-11-59**
17. FRANCISCO ROSELL - 1-11-59
18. IGNACIO ROSELL LEYVA - 1-11-59
19. ANTONIO RUÍZ BELTRÁN -1-11-59
20. RAMÓN SANTOS GARCÍA - 1-12-59
21. PEDRO SOCARRÁS - 1-12-59**
22. MANUEL VALDÉS - 1-59
23. TACE JOSÉ VELÁZQUEZ - 12-59**
**Che signed the death penalty before leaving Santa Clara.

Executions documented for La Cabaña Fortress
prison during Che’s command (January 3 to
November 26, 1959)
1. VILAU ABREU - 7-3-59
2. HUMBERTO AGUIAR - 1959
3. GERMÁN AGUIRRE - 1959
4. PELAYO ALAYÓN - 2-59
5. JOSÉ LUIS ALFARO SIERRA - 7-1-59
6. PEDRO ALFARO - 7-25-59
7. MARIANO ALONSO - 7-1-59
8. JOSÉ ALVARO - 3-1-59
9. ALVARO ANGUIERA SUÁREZ – 1-4-59
10. ANIELLA - 1959
11. MARIO ARES POLO - 1-2-59
12. JOSÉ RAMÓN BACALLAO - 12-23-59**
13. SEVERINO BARRIOS - 12-9-59**
14. EUGENIO BÉCQUER - 9-29-59
15. FRANCISCO BÉCQUER - 7-2-59
16. RAMÓN BISCET - 7-5-59
17. ROBERTO CALZADILLA - 1959
18. EUFEMIO CANO - 4-59
19. JUAN CAPOTE FIALLO - 5-1-59
20. ANTONIO CARRALERO - 2-4-59
21. GERTRUDIS CASTELLANOS - 5-7-59
22. JOSÉ CASTAÑO QUEVEDO - 3-6-59
23. RAÚL CASTAÑO - 5-30-59
24. EUFEMIO CHALA - 12-16-59**
25. JOSÉ CHAMACE - 10-15-59
26. JOSÉ CHAMIZO - 3-59
27. RAÚL CLAUSELL - 1-28-59
28. ÁNGEL CLAUSELL - 1-18-59
29. DEMETRIO CLAUSELL - 1-2-59
30. JOSÉ CLAUSELL – 1-29-59
31. ELOY CONTRERAS 1-18-59
32. ALBERTO CORBO - 12-7-59**
33. EMILIO CRUZ PEREZ - 12-7-59**
34. ORESTES CRUZ – 1959
35. ADALBERTO CUEVAS – 7-2-59**
36. CUNI - 1959
37. ANTONIO DE BECHE - 1-5-59
38. MATEO DELGADO - 12-4-59
39. ARMANDO DELGADO - 1-29-59
40. RAMÓN DESPAIGNE - 1959
41. JOSÉ DÍAZ CABEZAS - 7-30-59
42. FIDEL DÍAZ MARQUINA – 4-9-59
43. ANTONIO DUARTE - 7-2-59
44. RAMÓN FERNÁNDEZ OJEDA - 5-29-59
45. RUDY FERNÁNDEZ - 7-30-59
46. FERRÁN ALFONSO - 1-12-59
47. SALVADOR FERRERO - 6-29-59
48. VICTOR FIGUEREDO - 1-59
49. EDUARDO FORTE - 3-20-59
50. UGARDE GALÁN - 1959
51. RAFAEL GARCÍA MUÑIZ - 1-20-59
52. ADALBERTO GARCÍA - 6-6-59
53. ALBERTO GARCÍA - 6-6-59
54. JACINTO GARCÍA - 9-8-59
55. EVELIO GASPAR - 12-4-59**
56. ARMADA GIL Y DIEZ CABEZAS - 12-4-59**
57. JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ MALAGÓN - 7-2-59
58. EVARISTO BENERIO GONZÁLEZ - 11-14-59
59. EZEQUIEL GONZÁLEZ - 1-59
60. SECUNDINO GONZÁLEZ - 1959
61. RICARDO LUIS GRAO - 2-3-59
62. RICARDO JOSÉ GRAU - -7-59
63. OSCAR GUERRA - 3-9-59
64. JULIÁN HERNÁNDEZ - 2-9-59
65. FRANCISCO HERNÁNDEZ LEYVA - 4-15-59
66. ANTONIO HERNÁNDEZ - 2-14-59
67. GERARDO HERNÁNDEZ - 7-26-59
68. OLEGARIO HERNÁNDEZ - 4-23-59
69. SECUNDINO HERNÁNDEZ - 1-59
70. RODOLFO HERNÁNDEZ FALCÓN - 1.9.59
71. RAÚL HERRERA – 2-18-59
72. JESÚS INSUA - 7-30-59
73. ENRIQUE IZQUIERDO- 7-3-59
74. SILVINO JUNCO - 11-15-59
75. ENRIQUE LA ROSA - 1959
76. BONIFACIO LASAPARLA - 1959
77. JESÚS LAZO OTAÑO - 1959
78. ARIEL LIMA LAGO - 8-1-59 ( Minor)
79. RENE LÓPEZ VIDAL - 7-3-59
80. ARMANDO MAS - 2-17-59
81. ONERLIO MATA – 1-30-59
82. EVELIO MATA RODRIGUEZ - 2-8-59
83. ELPIDIO MEDEROS - 1-9-59
84. JOSÉ MEDINA - 5-17-59
85. JOSÉ MESA - 7-23-59
86. FIDEL MESQUÍA DIAZ - 7-11-59
87. JUAN MANUEL MILIÁN - 1959
88. JOSÉ MILIAN PÉREZ - 4-3-59
89. FRANCISCO MIRABAL - 5-29-59
90. LUIS MIRABAL - 1959
91. ERNESTO MORALES - 1959
92. PEDRO MOREJÓN - 3-59
93. DR. CARLOS MUIÑO, M.D. - 1959
94. CÉSAR NECOLARDES ROJAS - 1-7-59
95. VICTOR NECOLARDES ROJAS - 1-7-59
96. JOSÉ NUÑEZ - 3-59
97. VITERBO O’REILLY - 2-27-59
98. FÉLIX OVIEDO - 7-21-59
99. MANUEL PANEQUE - 8-16-59
100. PEDRO PEDROSO - 12-1-59**
101. DIEGO PÉREZ CUESTA - 1959
102. JUAN PÉREZ HERNANDEZ-5-29-59
103. DIEGO PÉREZ CRELA - 04-03-59
104. JOSÉ POZO - 1959
105. EMILIO PUEBLA - 4-30-59
106. ALFREDO PUPO - 5-29-59
107. SECUNDINO RAMÍREZ - 4-2-59
108. RAMÓN RAMOS - 4-23-59
109. PABLO RAVELO JR. 9-15-59
110. RUBÉN REY ALBEROLA- 2-27-59
111. MARIO RISQUELME - 1-29-59
112. FERNANDO RIVERA - 10-8-59
113. PABLO RIVERO - 5-59
114. MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ - 3-1-59
115. MARCOS RODRÍGUEZ - 7-31-59
116. NEMESIO RODRÍGUEZ - 7-30-59
117. PABLO RODRÍGUEZ - 10-1-59
118. RICARDO RODRÍGUEZ - 5-29-59
119. OLEGARIO RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - 4.23.59
120. JOSÉ SALDARA - 11-9-59
121. PEDRO SANTANA - 2-59
122. SERGIO SIERRA - 1-9-59
123. JUAN SILVA - 8-59
124. FAUSTO SILVA – 1-29-59
125. ELPIDIO SOLER - 11-8-59
126. JESÚS SOSA BLANCO - 2-8-59
127. RENATO SOSA - 6-28-59
128. SERGIO SOSA - 8-20-59
129. PEDRO SOTO - 3-20-59
130. OSCAR SUÁREZ - 4-30-59
131. RAFAEL TARRAGO - 2-18-59
132. TEODORO TELLEZ CISNEROS - 1-3-59
133. FRANCISCO TELLEZ - 1-3-59
134. JOSÉ TIN - 1-12-59
135. FRANCISCO TRAVIESO - 1959
136. LEONARDO TRUJILLO - 2-27-59
137. TRUJILLO - 1959
138. LUPE VALDÉS BARBOSA - 3-22-59
139. MARCELINO VALDÉS - 7-21-59
140. ANTONIO VALENTÍN - 3-22-59
141. MANUEL VÁZQUEZ - 3-22-59
142. SERGIO VÁZQUEZ - 5-29-59
143. VERDECIA - 1959
144. DÁMASO ZAYAS - 7-23-59
145. JOSÉ ALVARADO - 4-22-59
146. LEONARDO BARÓ - 1-12-59
147. RAÚL CONCEPCIÓN LIMA - 1959
148. ElADIO CARO - 1-4-59
149. CARPINTOR - 1959
150. CARLOS CORVO MARTÍNEZ - 1959
151. JUAN GUILLERMO COSSÍO - 1959
152. CORPORAL ORTEGA - 7-11-59
153. JUAN MANUEL PRIETO - 1959
154. ANTONIO VALDÉS MENA - 5-11-59
155. ESTEBAN LASTRA - 1-59
156. JUAN FELIPE CRUZ SERAFIN - 6-59**
157. BONIFACIO GRASSO - 7-59
158. FELICIANO ALMENARES - 12-8-59
159. ANTONIO BLANCO NAVARRO - 12-10-59**
160. ALBERTO CAROLA - 6-5-59
161. EVARISTO GUERRA - 2-8-59
162. CRISTÓBAL MARTÍNEZ – 1-16-59
163. PEDRO RODRÍGUEZ – 1-10-59
164. FRANCISCO TRUJILLO – 2-18-59
**The death sentence was signed by Che, but the
execution was carried out after he left his command.
15 additional executions were reported by The New
York Times, but names are unknown.