Fulgencio Batista Autograph
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who served as the elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and as a military dictator from 1952 to 1958, until he was overthrown in the Cuban Revolution. More about Fulgencio Batista
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Batista initially rose to power as part of the 1933 Revolt of the Sergeants, which overthrew the provisional government of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada. Batista then appointed himself chief of the armed forces, with the rank of colonel, and effectively controlled the five-member "pentarchy" that functioned as the collective head of state. He maintained control through a series of puppet presidents until 1940, when he was elected president on a populist platform. He then instated the 1940 Constitution of Cuba and served until 1944. After finishing his term, Batista moved to Florida, returning to Cuba to run for president in 1952. Facing certain electoral defeat, he led a military coup against President Carlos Prío Socarrás that pre-empted the election.
Back in power and receiving financial, military and logistical support from the United States government, Batista suspended the 1940 Constitution and revoked most political liberties, including the right to strike. He then aligned with the wealthiest landowners who owned the largest sugar plantations, and presided over a stagnating economy that widened the gap between rich and poor Cubans. Eventually, it reached the point where most of the sugar industry was in U.S. hands, and foreigners owned 70% of the arable land. As such, Batista's repressive government then began to systematically profit from the exploitation of Cuba's commercial interests, by negotiating lucrative relationships both with the American Mafia, who controlled the drug, gambling, and prostitution businesses in Havana, and with large U.S.-based multinational companies who were awarded lucrative contracts. To quell the growing discontent amongst the populace—which was subsequently displayed through frequent student riots and demonstrations—Batista established tighter censorship of the media, while also utilizing his Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities secret police to carry out wide-scale violence, torture and public executions. These murders mounted in 1957, as socialist ideas became more influential. People were killed, with estimates ranging from hundreds to about 20,000 people killed (disputed). Read even more about Fulgencio Batista at Wikipedia
Back in power and receiving financial, military and logistical support from the United States government, Batista suspended the 1940 Constitution and revoked most political liberties, including the right to strike. He then aligned with the wealthiest landowners who owned the largest sugar plantations, and presided over a stagnating economy that widened the gap between rich and poor Cubans. Eventually, it reached the point where most of the sugar industry was in U.S. hands, and foreigners owned 70% of the arable land. As such, Batista's repressive government then began to systematically profit from the exploitation of Cuba's commercial interests, by negotiating lucrative relationships both with the American Mafia, who controlled the drug, gambling, and prostitution businesses in Havana, and with large U.S.-based multinational companies who were awarded lucrative contracts. To quell the growing discontent amongst the populace—which was subsequently displayed through frequent student riots and demonstrations—Batista established tighter censorship of the media, while also utilizing his Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities secret police to carry out wide-scale violence, torture and public executions. These murders mounted in 1957, as socialist ideas became more influential. People were killed, with estimates ranging from hundreds to about 20,000 people killed (disputed). Read even more about Fulgencio Batista at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Fulgencio Batista
The most expensive item with a signature of Fulgencio Batista (Original signed Cuba President Fulgencio Batista Autograph tax income 1946) was sold in June 2023 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (SIGNED FULGENCIO BATISTA: FROM REVOLUTIONARY TO STRONGMAN By Frank Argote-Freyre) found a new owner for $9.50 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2022 with an average selling price of $39.99 for an autographed item of Fulgencio Batista. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2017 with $600.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $25.45 was December 2014. In average, an autographed item from Fulgencio Batista is worth $101.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Fulgencio Batista were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | LETTER SIGNED PRESIDENT Fulgencio Batista MADRID 1969 W/ HAND WRITING paragraph | $149.99 | |
| 1954 Cuba ~ Decree SIGNED by Cuban President - FULGENCIO BATISTA ZALDIVAR | $116.50 | |
| Cuba PRESIDENT FULGENCIO BATISTA IN EXILE FUNCHAL PORTUGAL LETTER HAND SIGNED | $99.99 | |
| Cuba PRESIDENT FULGENCIO BATISTA IN EXILE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SPAIN MARBELLA | $70.00 | |
| Fulgencio Batista President Of Cuba Autographed Signature Book Inscription 1954 | $175.00 | |
| FULGENCIO BATISTA Signed & inscribed Book ~ PARADOJISMO ~ 1963 Ediciones VIA | $93.88 | |
| Fulgencio Batista signed page PSA Authenticated 9th & 12th President of Cuba | $249.00 | |
| FULGENCIO BATISTA ZALDIVAR (CUBA) - AUTOGRAPH CIRCA 1941 | $300.00 | |
| FULGENCIO BATISTA ZALDIVAR (CUBA) - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK | $600.00 | |
| Fulgencio Batista Zaldivar Autographed Consular Appointment | $29.99 | |
| FULGENCIO BATISTA ZALDIVAR ~ signed letter ~ April 1943 ~ Private Condolences | $64.00 | |
| Rare former president of Cuba Fulgencio Batista Signed Document From 1952. | $150.00 | |
| Signed & Inscribed Photo Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar President of Cuba 1954 | $155.00 | |
| SON OF Cuba PRESIDENT FULGENCIO BATISTA IN EXILE FUNCHAL PORTUGAL LETTER SIGNED | $9.99 | |
| TYPE & HAND WRITING CARD SIGNED PRESIDENT Fulgencio Batista stationery envelope | $100.00 | |