Cuba Archive - Case 8876

Case ID: 8876

Title: N/A

First name: Amalia Cora

Last name: Corzo

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: Amanda Cora Corzo

Age: N/A

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:15 / Month:1 / Year:1962

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: Marianao

Last known province-TOD: La Habana

Last known province current: Ciudad de La Habana

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: At sea: North of Jaimanitas, Havana province

Location of death - city: N/A

Location of death province - at TOD: N/A

Location of death province - current: N/A

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: N/A

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: N/A

Arrest or detention at time of death: No

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: Armed Forces: FAR (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias) Border Guard / Navy

Associated Event: 1962 Barlovento Massacre

Case description:

Assassinated during an exit attempt when the 31 ft. yacht 'Pretexto' (used for rentals to foreign tourists) was sprayed with machine gun fire by a Cuban Navy patrol boat after they left from the Barlovento marina (now Hemingway marina). The group had been infiltrated by a spy and authorities were waiting for them. Of the 29 people on board, 5 were killed. 24 survivors were sentenced to 20 years of prison (Docket No. 60 of 1962). Several survivors and three of the victims were Cuban-Chinese.
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Asesinada durante un intento de salida cuando el yate Pretexto (utilizado para alquiler a turistas extranjeros) de 31 pies, fue ametrallado por un patrullero de la Armada Cubana después de salir del puerto deportivo de Barlovento. El grupo había sido infiltrado por un espía y las autoridades los esperaban. De las 29 personas a bordo, 5 fueron asesinadas. 24 supervivientes fueron sentenciados a 20 años de prisión (Docket No. 60 de 1962). Varios sobrevivientes y tres de las víctimas fueron cubano-chinos.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

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

Cause of Death: - Extrajudicial killing: in exit attempt

Occupations: N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Attempting exit

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 4463: Fernando Gil García - Case 2179: Lee Suey Chuy - Case 6405: Yak Kim Pan - Case 309: Guan Xi Lui

Case Record - Amalia Cora Corzo