Cuba Archive - Case 6463

Case ID: 6463

Title: N/A

First name: Ángel Luis

Last name: Castillo Cabrera

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: Pescao ('Fish')

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: Day:2 / Month:10 / Year:1925

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:7 / Month:12 / Year:1969

Citizenship: Cuba

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: N/A

Last known province-TOD: Oriente

Last known province current: Santiago de Cuba

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: Boniato prison

Location of death - city: Boniato

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: N/A

Sentence details: Capital punishment by execution

Arrest or detention at time of death: Yes

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: Boniato prison, Santiago de Cuba

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: Anti-Castro insurgency/resistance

Case description:

Executed by firing squad after landing in Cuba on May 13, 1969 as part of an expedition group of 10-men belonging to the anti-Castro group RECE (Representation of Cuban Exiles) commanded by Amancio Mosqueda and Roberto Herrera to free political prisoner Ofelia Rodríguez, wife of Francisco Cid, who was also part of the infiltrating group. They arrived at Macambo beach, near the U.S. Guantánamo Naval Base and were detected by government forces. Three died in the combat (Roberto Herrera, Bienvenido Fuentes and Justo Leyva Columbié), three others, in addition to Angel Luis, were executed (Francisco Cid, Manuel Rodríguez Pineda and Amancio Mosqueda) the rest sentenced to prison for 30 years, (Tito Pardo, Carlos Ibarra and Sixto Mosqueda).
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Fue ejecutado por un pelotón de fusilamiento luego de infiltrarse en Cuba desde el extranjero el 13 de mayo de 1969 como parte de una expedición de 10 hombres del grupo anticastrista RECE (Representación Cubana del Exilio), liderados por él y Amancio Mosqueda para liberar a la presa política Ofelia Rodríguez, esposa de Francisco Cid, que también formaba parte del grupo. Llegaron a la playa de Macambo, cerca de la Base Naval de Estados Unidos en Guantánamo, pero fueron detectados por las fuerzas del gobierno. Tres expedicionarios murieron en el combate (Roberto Herrera, Bienvenido Fuentes  y Justo Leyva Columbié), otros tres, además de Angel Luis, fueron condenados a muerte y ejecutados (Francisco Cid, Manuel Rodríguez y Amancio Mosqueda), el resto fue condenado a 30 años de prisión, (Tito Pardo, Carlos Ibarra y Sixto Mosqueda).

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: - Anti-Castro insurgent or resistance member

Affiliations: - Alpha 66

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 6438: Roberto Herrera - Case 6453: Manuel Rodríguez Pineda - Case 6439: Justo Leyva Columbie - Case 10782: José Madrigal García - Case 9001: Lázaro Noel Agramonte

Case Record - Ángel Luis Castillo Cabrera