Juan Blas Hernández

Colonel Juan Blas Hernández (January 20, 1879 – November 9, 1933) was a prominent figure in the 1933 revolt against Gerardo Machado.

He was invited to Havana on the request of the newly propped-up government of Ramón Grau and Fulgencio Batista, who feared he would, again, rise up in arms.

[1] Blas Hernandez rose revolt against Batista, with assistance from the ABC membership, and made strong at Atarés Castle in Havana (see Infrastructure of Cuba).

Batista used heavy artillery especially from the Cuban Naval Vessel Patria firing from the Harbor.

On surrender Hernandez was called out by name and when he answered he was immediately assassinated by a member of Batista's army [2][3]