Eusebio Peñalver Mazorra (1936–2006) was an Afro-Cuban anti-Castro political prisoner who was captured in 1960 during the Cuban governments War Against the Bandits and spent 28 years in prison before being released in 1988.[1][2]
Early life
editHe was born in Ciego de Avila, Camagüey, Cuba on July 1, 1936.[3]
Imprisonment
editPeñalver alleged that during his time in prison he "suffered the most brutal tortures as a result of continuous harassment for 24 hours a day and seven days a week" and that these "tortures" allowed him to build "a shield of virile resistance" as a "plantado." In a 1999 interview with The Associated Press, he defined a "plantado" as a person who firmly plants his feet while struggling for freedom and democracy in Cuba.[1] During the presidency of George W. Bush, Bush referred to Peñalver as a patriot.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Ariel Remos. "Cuban ex political prisoner, Eusebio Peñalver Mazorra, dies". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "EUSEBIO PEÑALVER MAZORRA". autentico.org.
- ^ a b c Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. "IN RECOGNITION OF EUSEBIO PENALVER MAZORRA".[permanent dead link]