Abel Santamaría

Abel Santamaría Cuadrado
Born(1927-10-20)October 20, 1927
Constancia, Encrucijada, Cuba
DiedJuly 26, 1953(1953-07-26) (aged 25)
Santiago, Cuba
Occupation(s)Political activist, revolutionary
Years active1947–1953
RelativesHaydée Santamaría (sister)

Abel Santamaría Cuadrado (20 October 1927 – 26 July 1953) was a Cuban revolutionary and leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement. He and his sister Haydée Santamaría participated in the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks led by Fidel Castro, during which he was captured and subsequently killed in prison.

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