In this section you can find information regarding the martyrs of the homeland of the territory and the personalities who were born in the municipality

  BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF FRANCISCO SOTOLONGO RODRÍGUEZ.

Francisco Sotolongo Rodríguez, was born on January 25, 1940, at Finca Reglita, in Perico.

He was the eldest of the four children of Segundo Juan Francisco Sotolongo and Alejandrina Rodríguez, of humble origin. His father a worker, mechanical assistant of Central Spain and his mother dedicated to household chores.

Since he was a child he has lived in Perico, on Calle González # 48. Those who had his friendship affirm that I liked studying, but the economic situation of his house and the reality of his country did not allow him to improve himself.

BIOGRAPHY OF RAMON BAUTISTA RODRIGUEZ MILIAN.

Ramón Bautista Rodríguez Milián was born on August 21, 1926, in the town of El Roque, municipality of Perico, province of Matanzas, son of Felipe and Ana Columba.

His childhood was spent in the greatest poverty, as he was orphaned by his mother from an early age and his father, an agricultural worker exploited by the bosses, was unable to care for him and needed to hand him over to a family in Cárdenas, where he lived for some years. There he began his studies in a Public School and upon reintegrating himself into the paternal home he managed to reach the 4th grade at the Rural School of Quintana, studies that he abandoned because he dedicated himself to the rough task of making charcoal to help support his home.

   BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL LEON DIAZ.

 Daniel León Díaz was born on January 3, 1940 in Martí s / n street, in Perico, Matanzas province.    He was the ninth of the twelve children of Martín and Aurelia, from a humble and peasant family. He studies his primary studies at the Luz y Caballero public school, reaching the sixth grade. He could not continue to improve himself due to the precarious economic situation in which they lived, so he helps in the maintenance of the house, working as a canteen dealer for the road workers who work in  the fields near the town.

From a young age he excelled in the practice of sport, excelling on the ball, so his friends called him Mike Mentle.