Juan Nepomucino Goetz

Juan Nepomucino Goetz
Johannes Nepomuk Goetz
OccupationsCatholic priest, Professor of Philosophy

Juan Nepomucino Goetz (German: Johannes Nepomuk Goetz) was an Austrian Catholic priest whose arrival in Cuba led to two extraordinary controversies.

When Toussaint-Louverture drove out the British, he rang the church bells and celebrated. However, in the following period, Goetz fled to Santiago de Cuba, where his knowledge of languages gave him a place as the 'foreigners' priest.

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