Cuba Archive - Case 1670

Case ID: 1670

Title: Sargento de Segunda

First name: César

Last name: Villareal García

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: César Villarreal García

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: La Campana Militia Camp shooting practice range

Location of death - city: Manicaragua

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: Yes

Docket Number: 829 of October 12, 1960

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: Yes

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: La Campana Militia Camp, Las Villas province

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Tried to hijack together with another six persons a Cubana Airlines plane that had just taken off from Cienfuegos bound to Havana, 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 were captured and later executed. Two women who were part of the group were sent to prison.
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Intentó secuestrar junto a otras seis personas 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 secuestradores 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 fueron apresados y luego ejecutados. Dos mujeres que formaban parte del grupo fueron condenadas a prisión.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Reported: Highly likely / Highly reliable source(s)

Cause of Death: - Execution: by firing squad

Occupations: N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Prisoner / Detainee: Political cause

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 1421: Enildo Moreno Bacallao - Case 1667: Eloy Moreno Bacallao - Case 1668: Raúl Quintana - Case 3053: Ramiro Rodríguez Vera - Case 1607: Francisco Martínez Malo

Case Record - César Villareal García