Proper noun
Batista (plural Batistas)
A surname from the Romance languages, Spanish, or Portuguese.
After Fangio was handed over to the Argentine embassy soon after the race, many Cubans were convinced that Batista was losing his power because he failed to track the captors down. Source: Internet
But despite the shocking news spreading across the globe, President Batista would not be outdone and ordered the race to continue as usual while a crack team of police hunted down the kidnappers. Source: Internet
Batista asked if he could go to his house in Daytona Beach. Source: Internet
Believing Barquín would support his rule, Batista promoted him to General. citation However, Barquín's Conspiración de los Puros (Conspiracy of the Pure) was already underway and had already progressed too far. Source: Internet
By 1958, Batista was under increasing pressure, a result of his military failures coupled with increasing domestic and foreign criticism surrounding his administration's press censorship, torture, and extrajudicial executions. Source: Internet
Backed by the U.S. and major corporations, Batista believed Castro to be no threat, and on May 15, 1955, the prisoners were released. Source: Internet