Famous People with Name Batista

Nelson Batista            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Nelson Batista: Nelson was born in 1962, in the Buena Vista neighbourhood, Havana city, Cuba. Cuban music was a part of Nelson's childhood, and through his life in Cuba, Latin dance became a family tradition, passed from father to son. He trained in dance alongside his regular studies at specialised dance courses in the Casa de Cultura community centre, and did a lot of social dancing throughout the years. He also studied economics, and studied languages to a high level. After moving to England in the Mid-eighties, he did some work for Dunn & Co., before taking up a serious career in Salsa dance.

Abdon Batista            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Abdon Batista: was a doctor , journalist and politician Brazil . He moved to Santa Catarina , where he was state senator , congressman and senator . He was also mayor of Joinville . He was deputy to the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina in the 4 th term (1901-1903) , debugged, the 5th term (1904 - 1906) , and 7 th Legislature (1910 - 1912) . It was a first vice- president of the province of Santa Catarina , appointed by imperial letter of June 22 of 1889 and chaired the Province temporarily for June 26th to July 19th of 1889 . He was also vice-governor of the state of Santa Catarina, assuming the government of September 28 to November 21 of 1906 , at the time the governor Lauro Müller held the portfolio of Ministry of Industry, Transport and Public Works in the government Rodrigues Alves .

Marta Fernandez Miranda De Batista            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Marta Fernandez Miranda De Batista: was First Lady of Cuba from 1952 until 1959. She was the second wife of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista, who was overthrown by Fidel Castro in the 1959 Cuban Revolution, which forced the couple to flee permanently into exile.

Elisa Godinez Gomez De Batista            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Elisa Godinez Gomez De Batista: was the First Lady of Cuba from 1940-1944. She was the first wife of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.

Alfredo Domínguez Batista            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Alfredo Domínguez Batista: is a Cuban dissident. Amnesty International has declared him as a prisoner of conscience. He is a member of the Christian Liberation Movement and has been involved in the Varela project. He was arrested during the Black Spring in 2003 and sentenced to 14 years in jail.