Jesús Sosa Blanco

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Jesús Sosa Blanco (? - February 18, 1959) was a colonel in the Cuban army under Fulgencio Batista.

After Fidel Castro took power on February 16, 1959, Sosa was arrested and charged with having committed 108 murders for Batista. His trial took place in the Havana Sports Palace, before 17,000 spectators. Many of those who accused of him of "crimes" had contradicting statements. After his trial, other trials and executions would not be broadcast live.

On February 18, he was found guilty, and summarily executed.

Gabriel García Márquez attended the trial and execution, and used the incident as the basis for his 1975 novel, The Autumn of the Patriarch.