Joaquín Casillas
Joaquín Casillas Lumpuy | |
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| Born | 24 November 1907 Sancti Spíritus, Santa Clara Province, Republic of Cuba |
| Died | 2 January 1959 (aged 51) Santa Clara, Las Villas Province, Republic of Cuba |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Allegiance | Republic of Cuba |
| Branch | Cuban Constitutional Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Joaquín Casillas Lumpuy (24 November 1907 – 2 January 1959) was a Cuban military officer and commanding officer in the Cuban Constitutional Army who in 1948 was convicted of murdering the union leader Jesús Menéndez. He was summarily executed after the day of the Triumph of the Revolution.