The Spanish surname Batista is derived from the Spanish term for Baptist and is taken from devotion to John the Baptist. The name is first found in Aragon in the north of Spain. Notable people with the last name Batista include Fulgencio Batista, president of Cuba 1940 to1944 and US backed dictator from 1952 to 1959. He was a Cuban military officer and politician who played a dominant role in Cuban politics from his initial rise to power as part of the 1933 revolt until his overthrow in the revolution in 1959. He served as elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944, and military dictator from 1952 to his 1959 resignation. Today there are approximately 13,000 bearers of the surname Batista living in the United States.                                                                                                                                           .

BATISTA RAISED FAMILY CREST RING