{"product_id":"c-1944-cuba-anti-batista-political-broadside-adios-sargento-jesus-j-lopez","title":"c.1944 Cuba Anti-Batista Political Broadside “Adiós, Sargento” – Jesús J. López","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Cuban political broadside from approximately 1944 attacking Fulgencio Batista as he prepared to leave the Cuban presidency.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeadlined \u003cstrong\u003e“COSAS QUE PASAN – Adiós, Sargento…”\u003c\/strong\u003e, this striking Spanish-language political piece is signed \u003cstrong\u003eJesús J. López\u003c\/strong\u003e and directly addresses Batista, criticizing his political career, personal fortune, associates, and approximately eleven years of influence over Cuban public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text opens by addressing \u003cstrong\u003e“sargento Batista”\u003c\/strong\u003e as he leaves the Presidential Palace and later recalls his remarkable rise from humble origins and the military ranks to colonel and president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts closing lines are particularly pointed, bidding farewell to Batista as \u003cstrong\u003e“sargento,” “millonario,” and “Rubén Zaldívar”\u003c\/strong\u003e—the latter referring to the name under which Batista was originally registered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historical context strongly places the broadside around \u003cstrong\u003e1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, when Batista's constitutional presidency ended and Ramón Grau San Martín succeeded him, following Batista's rise to national power beginning with the military upheaval of 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf additional interest, historical records identify a Cuban journalist named \u003cstrong\u003eJesús J. López\u003c\/strong\u003e as a writer for the Havana newspaper \u003cem\u003eLa Discusión\u003c\/em\u003e, where he authored a section also titled \u003cstrong\u003e“Cosas que pasan.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The exact relationship between that earlier newspaper column and this later political broadside has not been conclusively established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn evocative surviving piece of \u003cstrong\u003epre-Revolution Cuban political ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering a contemporary critical perspective on Batista decades before his final overthrow in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFair antique condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e The sheet shows substantial age toning, scattered foxing and staining, multiple original fold lines, edge wear, small tears at fold intersections, and paper loss\/damage at the lower left corner and other minor edge areas. The reverse is blank and shows corresponding age toning and foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite its age and fragility, \u003cstrong\u003ethe printed political text and signature remain substantially complete and legible\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully for the complete condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e c.1944\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Political broadside \/ printed political ephemera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAdiós, Sargento…\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeading\/Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCosas que pasan\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned in print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jesús J. López\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fulgencio Batista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical context:\u003c\/strong\u003e End of Batista's 1940–1944 presidency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black ink on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReverse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal period piece:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51105443053811,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/AdiosSargento.jpg?v=1788980886","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/c-1944-cuba-anti-batista-political-broadside-adios-sargento-jesus-j-lopez","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}