San Juan Hill massacre
Firing squad about to execute Lieutenant Enrique Despaigne Noret during the San Juan Hill massacre. | |
| Date | January 12, 1959 |
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| Location | Santiago de Cuba |
| Type | Massacre |
| Motive | War crimes committed during the Cuban Revolution by Batista collaborators. |
| Organized by | Raúl Castro |
| Deaths | 71-73 |
| Burial | Mass grave |
The San Juan Hill massacre or the Massacre of the 71 occurred on January 12, 1959 at San Juan Hill in Santiago de Cuba in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. 71 people accused of collaboration with the former regime of Fulgencio Batista were executed by firing squad after quick trials and buried in a mass grave.