Cuba Archive - Case 9872

Case ID: 9872

Title: N/A

First name: Juan

Last name: Pantoja

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: N/A

Name also reported as: Juan Figueroa

Age: N/A

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Divorced / Separated

Date of death/disappearance: Day:21 / Month:11 / Year:1958

Citizenship: N/A

Last known address: Finca Los Desengaños (dairy farm)

Last known city: N/A

Last known province-TOD: N/A

Last known province current: N/A

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: Santa Lucía Army Barracks

Location of death - city: Santa Lucía

Location of death province - at TOD: Camagüey

Location of death province - current: Camagüey

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: No

Docket Number: N/A

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: Batista regime

Death attribution detail: Rural police

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Juan was a farmhand and cook at Los Desengaños dairy farm in Santa Lucía, province of Camagüey, which was cuaght in the middle of Batista government troops and the Rebel Army. He was arrested when a soldier was killed near the farm, taken to the Santa Lucía army barracks for interrogation, and assassinated with fellow farmhands José Cuestas and Miguel Sánchez. Their bodies were dumped on the road the next day by the gate to La Amelia ranch, right by Los Desengaños. Miguel left two children, a son age 14 and a daughter, age 11. The son of the owner of Los Desengaños, Adolfo Sánchez, then confronted the Batista soldiers and was shot and killed. After Batista fell from power, In January 1959 some of the soldiers were charged and executed.
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Juan era agricultor y cocinero en la granja lechera "Los Desengaños" en Santa Lucía, provincia de Camagüey, que estaba cuarteada en medio de las tropas del gobierno de Batista y el Ejército Rebelde. Fue arrestado cuando un soldado fue asesinado cerca de la granja, llevado al cuartel del ejército de Santa Lucía para ser interrogado, y asesinado junto a otros campesinos, José Cuestas y Miguel Sánchez. Sus cuerpos fueron arrojados al camino al día siguiente por la puerta del rancho "La Amelia", justo al lado de "Los Desengaños". Miguel dejó dos hijos, un hijo de 14 años y una hija de 11 años. El hijo del dueño de Los Desengaños, Adolfo Sánchez, se enfrentó a los soldados de Batista y fue asesinado. Después de que Batista cayera del poder, en enero de 1959, algunos de los soldados fueron acusados y ejecutados.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Extrajudicial killing

Occupations: - Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: N/A

Victim Type: - Civilian casualty / Bystander

Affiliations: N/A

Other Victims Same Event: - Case 9777: José Cuesta Herrera - Case 10471: Miguel Sánchez - Case 10472: Adolfo Oliverio Sánchez Agramonte

Case Record - Juan Pantoja