Cuba Archive - Case 1667

Case ID: 1667

Title: N/A

First name: Eloy

Last name: Moreno Bacallao

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: N/A

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:10 / Month:12 / Year:1960

Citizenship: Cuba

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: Santa Clara

Last known province-TOD: Las Villas

Last known province current: Villa Clara

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: N/A

Location of death - city: Santa Clara

Location of death province - at TOD: Las Villas

Location of death province - current: Villa Clara

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: Yes

Docket Number: 936

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: N/A

Case description:

Former member of Cuba's Constitutional Army who together with his brother and 5 others tried to hijack a Cubana Airlines plane that had just taken off from Cienfuegos, in an attempt to escape from Cuba. There was a shootout inside the plane and one of the hijackers was killed. The pilot, who was also shot, managed to crash land the plane on a sugar cane plantation next to the airport. He died a few hours later. Four of those who were trying to escape, including Eloy and his brother Enildo, were captured and later executed. Two women who were part of the group were sent to prison.
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Antiguo miembro del Ejército Constitucional de Cuba que junto con su hermano y otras 5 personas intentaron secuestrar un avión de Cubana de Aviación que acababa de despegar de Cienfuegos rumbo a La Habana, en un intento de escapar de Cuba. Hubo un tiroteo dentro del avión y uno de los que intentaban escapar resultó muerto. El piloto, a pesar de también haber resultado herido, logró aterrizar el avión y desviarlo hasta un campo de caña cercano a la pista. Murió horas después debido a las heridas recibidas.  Cuatro de los que intentaban escapar de Cuba, incluyendo a Eloy y su hermano Enildo, fueron capturados y luego ejecutados. Dos mujeres que formaban parte del grupo fueron enviadas a prisión.

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: - in Case 1421: Enildo Moreno Bacallao

Victim Type: - Armed Forces: served Batista government

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 1421: Enildo Moreno Bacallao - Case 1670: César Villareal García - Case 1668: Raúl Quintana - Case 3053: Ramiro Rodríguez Vera - Case 1607: Francisco Martínez Malo

Case Record - Eloy Moreno Bacallao