Background
He was born off the coast of Guantánamo Bay and was raised by his grandmother, Beatriz Benidos, who died from tuberculosis while he was still young, a common ailment of the period.
He was born off the coast of Guantánamo Bay and was raised by his grandmother, Beatriz Benidos, who died from tuberculosis while he was still young, a common ailment of the period.
However, Cubans did not accept his growing influence and he was shot and killed at his house.