The exact number of Ches
victims in Cuba is unknown. Guevara is said to have acknowledged
ordering many executions -all carried out without affording the
victims due process of law. Combat deaths caused by Che in Cuba
or other countries where he led guerrilla operations have yet to
be tallied.
The following list
is not exhaustive and includes only cases for which historic reference
is known -those he personally executed as well as those killed
under his orders. Names are cited as reported. Additional details,
including bibliographic information, are available for most cases.
Executed by Che in
the Sierra Maestra during the anti-Batista guerrilla struggle
(1957-1958)
1. ARISTIDIO
- 10-57
2. MANUEL
CAPITÁN - 1957
3. JUAN CHANG
- 9-57
4. BISCO
ECHEVARRÍA MARTÍNEZ - 8-57
5. EUTIMIO
GUERRA - 2-18-57
6. DIONISIO
LEBRIGIO - 9-57
7. JUAN LEBRIGIO
- 9-57
8. EL
NEGRO NÁPOLES - 2-18-57
9. CHICHO
OSORIO - 1-17-57
10. UNIDENTIFIED
TEACHER (EL MAESTRO") - 9-57
11-12. 2
BROTHERS, SPIES FROM THE MASFERRER GROUP - 9-57
13-14. 2
UNIDENTIFIED PEASANTS - 4-57
Executed or sent for
execution by Che during his brief command in Santa Clara (Jan.
1-3, 1959)
1. RAMÓN
ALBA - 1-3-59**
2. JOSÉ
BARROSO- 1-59
3. JOAQUÍN
CASILLAS LUMPUY - 1-2-59**
4. FÉLIX
CRUZ - 1-1-59
5. ALEJANDRO
GARCÍA ALAYÓN - 1-31-59**
6. HÉCTOR
MIRABAL - 1-59
7. J. MIRABAL-
1-59
8. FÉLIX
MONTANO - 1-59
9. CORNELIO
ROJAS - 1-7-59**
10. VILALLA
- 1-59
11. DOMINGO
ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ - 1-4-59**
12. CANO
DEL PRIETO - 1-7-59**
13. JOSE
FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍNEZ-1-2-59
14. JOSÉ
GRIZEL SEGURA - 1-7-59** ( Manacas)
15. ARTURO
PÉREZ PÉREZ - 1-24-59**
16. RICARDO
RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ - 1-11-59**
17. FRANCISCO
ROSELL - 1-11-59
18. IGNACIO
ROSELL LEYVA - 1-11-59
19. ANTONIO
RUÍZ BELTRÁN -1-11-59
1. RAMÓN
SANTOS GARCÍA - 1-12-59
2. PEDRO
SOCARRÁS - 1-12-59**
3. MANUEL
VALDÉS - 1-59
4. TACE JOSÉ
VELÁZQUEZ - 12-59**
**Che signed the death
penalty before leaving Santa Clara.
Executions documented for La Cabaña Fortress prison during
Ches command (January 3 to November 26, 1959)
1. VILAU
ABREU - 7-3-59
2. HUMBERTO
AGUIAR - 1959
3. GERMÁN
AGUIRRE - 1959
4. PELAYO
ALAYÓN - 2-59
5. JOSÉ
LUIS ALFARO SIERRA - 7-1-59
6. PEDRO
ALFARO - 7-25-59
7. MARIANO
ALONSO - 7-1-59
8. JOSÉ
ALVARO - 3-1-59
9. ALVARO
ANGUIERA SUÁREZ 1-4-59
10. ANIELLA
- 1959
11. MARIO
ARES POLO - 1-2-59
12. JOSÉ
RAMÓN BACALLAO - 12-23-59**
13. SEVERINO
BARRIOS - 12-9-59**
14. EUGENIO
BÉCQUER - 9-29-59
15. FRANCISCO
BÉCQUER - 7-2-59
16. RAMÓN
BISCET - 7-5-59
17. ROBERTO
CALZADILLA - 1959
18. EUFEMIO
CANO - 4-59
19. JUAN
CAPOTE FIALLO - 5-1-59
20. ANTONIO
CARRALERO - 2-4-59
21. GERTRUDIS
CASTELLANOS - 5-7-59
22. JOSÉ
CASTAÑO QUEVEDO - 3-6-59
23. RAÚL
CASTAÑO - 5-30-59
24. EUFEMIO
CHALA - 12-16-59**
25. JOSÉ
CHAMACE - 10-15-59
26. JOSÉ
CHAMIZO - 3-59
27. RAÚL
CLAUSELL - 1-28-59
28. ÁNGEL
CLAUSELL - 1-18-59
29. DEMETRIO
CLAUSELL - 1-2-59
30. JOSÉ
CLAUSELL 1-29-59
31. ELOY
CONTRERAS 1-18-59
32. ALBERTO
CORBO - 12-7-59**
33. EMILIO
CRUZ PEREZ - 12-7-59**
34. ORESTES
CRUZ 1959
35. ADALBERTO
CUEVAS 7-2-59**
36. CUNI
- 1959
37. ANTONIO
DE BECHE - 1-5-59
38. MATEO
DELGADO - 12-4-59
39. ARMANDO
DELGADO - 1-29-59
40. RAMÓN
DESPAIGNE - 1959
41. JOSÉ
DÍAZ CABEZAS - 7-30-59
42. FIDEL
DÍAZ MARQUINA 4-9-59
43. ANTONIO
DUARTE - 7-2-59
44. RAMÓN
FERNÁNDEZ OJEDA - 5-29-59
45. RUDY
FERNÁNDEZ - 7-30-59
46. FERRÁN
ALFONSO - 1-12-59
47. SALVADOR
FERRERO - 6-29-59
48. VICTOR
FIGUEREDO - 1-59
49. EDUARDO
FORTE - 3-20-59
50. UGARDE
GALÁN - 1959
51. RAFAEL
GARCÍA MUÑIZ - 1-20-59
52. ADALBERTO
GARCÍA - 6-6-59
53. ALBERTO
GARCÍA - 6-6-59
54. JACINTO
GARCÍA - 9-8-59
55. EVELIO
GASPAR - 12-4-59**
56. ARMADA
GIL Y DIEZ CABEZAS - 12-4-59**
1. JOSÉ
GONZÁLEZ MALAGÓN - 7-2-59
2. EVARISTO
BENERIO GONZÁLEZ - 11-14-59
3. EZEQUIEL
GONZÁLEZ - 1-59
4. SECUNDINO
GONZÁLEZ - 1959
5. RICARDO
LUIS GRAO - 2-3-59
6. RICARDO
JOSÉ GRAU - -7-59
7. OSCAR
GUERRA - 3-9-59
8. JULIÁN
HERNÁNDEZ - 2-9-59
9. FRANCISCO
HERNÁNDEZ LEYVA - 4-15-59
10. ANTONIO
HERNÁNDEZ - 2-14-59
11. GERARDO
HERNÁNDEZ - 7-26-59
12. OLEGARIO
HERNÁNDEZ - 4-23-59
13. SECUNDINO
HERNÁNDEZ - 1-59
14. RODOLFO
HERNÁNDEZ FALCÓN - 1.9.59
15. RAÚL
HERRERA 2-18-59
16. JESÚS
INSUA - 7-30-59
17. ENRIQUE
IZQUIERDO- 7-3-59
18. SILVINO
JUNCO - 11-15-59
19. ENRIQUE
LA ROSA - 1959
20. BONIFACIO
LASAPARLA - 1959
21. JESÚS
LAZO OTAÑO - 1959
22. ARIEL
LIMA LAGO - 8-1-59 ( Minor)
23. RENE
LÓPEZ VIDAL - 7-3-59
24. ARMANDO
MAS - 2-17-59
25. ONERLIO
MATA 1-30-59
26. EVELIO
MATA RODRIGUEZ - 2-8-59
27. ELPIDIO
MEDEROS - 1-9-59
28. JOSÉ
MEDINA - 5-17-59
29. JOSÉ
MESA - 7-23-59
30. FIDEL
MESQUÍA DIAZ - 7-11-59
31. JUAN
MANUEL MILIÁN - 1959
32. JOSÉ
MILIAN PÉREZ - 4-3-59
33. FRANCISCO
MIRABAL - 5-29-59
34. LUIS
MIRABAL - 1959
35. ERNESTO
MORALES - 1959
36. PEDRO
MOREJÓN - 3-59
37. DR. CARLOS
MUIÑO, M.D. - 1959
38. CÉSAR
NECOLARDES ROJAS - 1-7-59
39. VICTOR
NECOLARDES ROJAS - 1-7-59
40. JOSÉ
NUÑEZ - 3-59
41. VITERBO
O'REILLY - 2-27-59
42. FÉLIX
OVIEDO - 7-21-59
43. MANUEL
PANEQUE - 8-16-59
44. PEDRO
PEDROSO - 12-1-59**
45. DIEGO
PÉREZ CUESTA - 1959
46. JUAN
PÉREZ HERNANDEZ-5-29-59
47. DIEGO
PÉREZ CRELA - 04-03-59
48. JOSÉ
POZO - 1959
49. EMILIO
PUEBLA - 4-30-59
50. ALFREDO
PUPO - 5-29-59
51. SECUNDINO
RAMÍREZ - 4-2-59
52. RAMÓN
RAMOS - 4-23-59
53. PABLO
RAVELO JR. 9-15-59
54. RUBÉN
REY ALBEROLA- 2-27-59
55. MARIO
RISQUELME - 1-29-59
56. FERNANDO
RIVERA - 10-8-59
57. PABLO
RIVERO - 5-59
58. MANUEL
RODRÍGUEZ - 3-1-59
59. MARCOS
RODRÍGUEZ - 7-31-59
60. NEMESIO
RODRÍGUEZ - 7-30-59
61. PABLO
RODRÍGUEZ - 10-1-59
62. RICARDO
RODRÍGUEZ - 5-29-59
63. OLEGARIO
RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - 4.23.59
64. JOSÉ
SALDARA - 11-9-59
65. PEDRO
SANTANA - 2-59
66. SERGIO
SIERRA - 1-9-59
67. JUAN
SILVA - 8-59
1. FAUSTO
SILVA 1-29-59
2. ELPIDIO
SOLER - 11-8-59
3. JESÚS
SOSA BLANCO - 2-8-59
4. RENATO
SOSA - 6-28-59
5. SERGIO
SOSA - 8-20-59
6. PEDRO
SOTO - 3-20-59
7. OSCAR
SUÁREZ - 4-30-59
8. RAFAEL
TARRAGO - 2-18-59
9. TEODORO
TELLEZ CISNEROS - 1-3-59
10. FRANCISCO
TELLEZ - 1-3-59
11. JOSÉ
TIN - 1-12-59
12. FRANCISCO
TRAVIESO - 1959
13. LEONARDO
TRUJILLO - 2-27-59
14. TRUJILLO
- 1959
15. LUPE
VALDÉS BARBOSA - 3-22-59
16. MARCELINO
VALDÉS - 7-21-59
17. ANTONIO
VALENTÍN - 3-22-59
18. MANUEL
VÁZQUEZ - 3-22-59
19. SERGIO
VÁZQUEZ - 5-29-59
20. VERDECIA
- 1959
21. DÁMASO
ZAYAS - 7-23-59
22. JOSÉ
ALVARADO - 4-22-59
23. LEONARDO
BARÓ - 1-12-59
24. RAÚL
CONCEPCIÓN LIMA - 1959
25. ElADIO
CARO - 1-4-59
26. CARPINTOR
- 1959
27. CARLOS
CORVO MARTÍNEZ - 1959
28. JUAN
GUILLERMO COSSÍO - 1959
29. CORPORAL
ORTEGA - 7-11-59
30. JUAN
MANUEL PRIETO - 1959
31. ANTONIO
VALDÉS MENA - 5-11-59
32. ESTEBAN
LASTRA - 1-59
33. JUAN
FELIPE CRUZ SERAFIN - 6-59**
34. BONIFACIO
GRASSO - 7-59
35. FELICIANO
ALMENARES - 12-8-59
36. ANTONIO
BLANCO NAVARRO - 12-10-59**
37. ALBERTO
CAROLA - 6-5-59
38. EVARISTO
GUERRA - 2-8-59
39. CRISTÓBAL
MARTÍNEZ 1-16-59
40. PEDRO
RODRÍGUEZ 1-10-59
41. FRANCISCO
TRUJILLO 2-18-59
**The death
sentence was signed by Che, but the execution was carried out
after he left his command.
15 additional
executions were reported by The New York Times, but names are
unknown.
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