Cuba Archive - Case 3437

Case ID: 3437

Title: N/A

First name: Algys Eugenio

Last name: Font Fuentes

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: Algy Eugenio Font Reyes / Luis Alyi Font / Luis Font / Eugenio Font Reyes / Alyi Font / Eugenio Font / Algy Eugenio Fonts Reyes / Eugenio Font

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:18 / Month:1 / Year:1962

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: Santiago de Cuba

Last known province-TOD: Oriente

Last known province current: Santiago de Cuba

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: San Juan Hill Shooting Practice Field

Location of death - city: Santiago de Cuba

Location of death province - at TOD: Oriente

Location of death province - current: Santiago de Cuba

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: Yes

Docket Number: 216 of 1961

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: Yes

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: Anti-Castro insurgency/resistance

Case description:

Second chief of the MRP sabotage group executed by firing squad. He was arrested on charges of terrorism for allegedly placing bombs in military warehouses. Earlier, he had lost a hand when a bomb had detonated accidentally. He was tortured and subjected to severe beatings while in prison, suffering a broken rib. He was taken from Boniato prison, where he was held, for his execution by firing squad. A fellow prisoner served him coffee and gave him a cigar before his execution, which he held serenely. As he was led away, he bid farewell to fellow prisoners with 'Adiós, muchahos.' He left behind a wife, Nina, and two infant sons.
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Segundo jefe del grupo de sabotaje MRP detenido por cargos de terrorismo, por presuntamente colocar bombas en depósitos militares. Antes, había perdido una mano cuando detonó una bomba. Fue torturado y sometido a fuertes palizas mientras estaba en prisión, sufriendo una costilla rota. Lo sacaron de la prisión de Boniato, donde se encontraba recluido, para su ejecución por un pelotón de fusilamiento. Un compañero de prisión le sirvió café y le dio un cigarro antes de su ejecución, que sostuvo con serenidad. Mientras se lo llevaban, se despidió de los compañeros de prisión con 'Adiós, muchahos'. Dejó una esposa, Nina, y dos hijos pequeños.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Execution: by firing squad

Occupations: - N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Anti-Castro insurgent or resistance member

Affiliations: - Former Rebel Army officer and fomer member of the 26th of July Movement. - MRP (Movimiento Revolucionario del Pueblo)

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Algys Eugenio Font Fuentes