Cuban revolution biography
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Frank País
Cuban revolutionary
This article is about the Cuban revolutionary. For the international airport, see Frank País Airport.
Cuban revolution biography
For the municipality in Cuba, see Frank País, Cuba.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is País and the second or maternal family name is García.
Frank País García (December 7, 1934 – July 30, 1957) was a Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batista's government in Cuba.
País was the urban coordinator of the 26th of July Movement, and was a key organizer within the urban underground movement, collaborating with Fidel Castro's guerrilla forces which were conducting activities in the Sierra Maestra mountains.[1] País was killed in the streets of Santiago de Cuba by the Santiago police on July 30, 1957.[2][3]
Early life
His father was Francisco País Pesqueira, a Protestant pastor married to Rosario García Calviño.
Both were from Marín in Galicia, S