Carlos Indalecio Díaz Rodríguez

Cuban revolutionary fighter, stands out in the struggle from Las Tunas.

He was born in the Holguín area of Uña. He began his primary studies at the Félix Varela school in his birthplace.

In 1926 he moved to the city of Las Tunas with his parents Cándido and Mercedes, both of peasant origin and poor.

In Las Tunas he began to work modestly in the retail commerce branch, with which he sought sustenance to help the family. Along with work he continued his studies in night classes at the José Martí school and the Pittman academy until achieving seventh grade.

He fought openly against Machado's tyranny, from the ranks of Joven Cuba, an organization created and directed by Antonio Guiteras. For being a friend of the anti-imperialist leader he suffered detentions and abuses of all kinds and even spent time in prison in the Castillo del Príncipe in Havana.

In 1934, Indalecio located the hymn La Internacional and had the municipal music band perform it in one of the Sunday retretas.

When the coup of March 10 took place he was among the first to take to the street in protest, for which he used a truck along with Pelayo Cusidó and other anti-Batista fighters, urging the people to join the struggle against the coup plotters.

Indalecio was watched and filed by members of the tyranny, he suffered harassment, searches of his home and thorough inspections, but nothing made him change his revolutionary conduct.

On November 9, 1958 a traitorous and criminal hand shot him, which caused his death a few hours later at the Placencia clinic.