Fulgencio Batista Autographs
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer, political leader, and dictator who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power in the 1930s until his overthrow in the Cuban Revolution in 1959. He served as president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944, and again from 1952 to his 1959 resignation.
Batista first came to prominence in the 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 presided over Cuban support for the Allies during World War II. After finishing his term in 1944, 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. 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.
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Traded items with a signature of Fulgencio Batista
The most expensive item with a signature of Fulgencio Batista (RARE Genuine SIGNED Law AUTOGRAPH PRESIDENT Fulgencio BATISTA Cuba 1952) was sold in July 2025 for $2,505.99 while the cheapest item (SIGNED FULGENCIO BATISTA: FROM REVOLUTIONARY TO STRONGMAN By Frank Argote-Freyre) found a new owner for $9.50 in December 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2015 with an average selling price of $226.03 for an autographed item of Fulgencio Batista. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $2,505.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $25.45 was December 2014. In average, an autographed item from Fulgencio Batista is worth $102.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Fulgencio Batista were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | 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 | |
| Rare former president of Cuba Fulgencio Batista Signed Document From 1952. | $150.00 | |
| RARE Genuine SIGNED Law AUTOGRAPH PRESIDENT Fulgencio BATISTA Cuba 1952 | $2,505.99 | |
| 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 | |
