The Cuban Revolution
Trial of the Granma Expeditionaries (May 11, 1957) |
The Urgency Court of Santiago de Cuba
sentenced forty rebels to prison terms of one to eight years. The 110 other
defendants in the mass trial were freed. Among those sentenced were twenty-two
who landed with the Granma expedition.
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Jesus
Montane, captured after
the Granma landing. |
Jose Ponce (Left) captured after the Granma landing. |
The Tribunal: Cutie (left), Manuel Urrutia, Alberto Segrera. | Prosecutor Francisco Mendieta Hechavarria. |