Title

Students executed, (1871), c1920s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Executed Students. Several medical students were accused on 23 November 1871 having desecrated the tomb of the Spanish journalist Castanon , 45 were arrested. The volunteers of the 5th battalion firing squad, formed a council of war that sentenced to death 8 of them, who were executed from the back and knelt down in November 27. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C62_289

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 16,3in x 11,9in / 4887 x 3576 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male student man men head education Cuba Cuban country law guy dead death war location century concept twenties B&W MONOCHROME execution death sentence firing squad 19th century black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century nineteenth century The Print Collector executed photograph portrait Unknown cigar card Cuban War of Independence Ten Years War Tabacalera Cubana photograph portrait