Fulgencio Batista
The building was the site of an attack in March 1957 where the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil from the University of Havana attempted to kill Fulgencio Batista. It was a two-prong attack which included the take over of Radio Relox at the Radiocentro CMQ Building. Both attacks failed. According to one of the attackers, Faure Chomón of the Revolutionary Directorate, they were following the "golpe arriba" strategy and together with Menelao Mora Morales sought to overthrow the government by killing President Fulgencio Batista.