rnesto “ Che ” Guevara BRYAN CARRIóN MILTON RODRIGUES 12MO GRADO
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna C h e G u e va ra ( w h o se re a ln a m e w a s E rn e sto G u e va ra ) w a s b o rn in R o sa rio , A rg e n tin a in 1 9 2 8 . A fte r stu d yin g m e d icin e a t th e U n ive rsity o f B u e n o s A ire s h e w o rke d a s a d o cto r. W h ile in G u a te m a la in 1 9 5 4 h e w itn e sse d th e so cia list g o ve rn m e n t o f Pre sid e n t Ja co b o A rb e n z o ve rth ro w n b y a n A m e rica n -b a cke d m ilita ry co u p . D isg u ste d b y w h a t h e sa w , G u e va ra d e cid e d to jo in th e C u b a n re vo lu tio n a ry , Fid e lC a stro , w h o a t th e tim e w a s in M exico .
In 1 9 5 6 C h e G u e va ra , C a stro a n d e ig h ty o th e r m e n a n d w o m e n a rrive d in C u b a in a n a tte m p t to o ve rth ro w th e g o ve rn m e n t o f G e n e ra l Fu lg e n cio B a tista . T h is g ro u p b e ca m e kn o w n a s th e Ju ly 2 6 M o ve m e n t. T h e p la n w a s to se t u p th e ir b a se in th e S ie rra M a e stra m o u n ta in s. O n th e w a y to th e m o u n ta in s th e y w e re a tta cke d b y g o ve rn m e n t tro o p s. B y th e tim e th e y re a ch e d th e S ie rra M a e stra th e re w e re o n ly sixte e n m e n le ft w ith tw e lve w e a p o n s b e tw e e n th e m . Fo r th e n ext fe w m o n th s C a stro 's g u e rrilla a rm y ra id e d iso la te d a rm y g a rriso n s a n d w e re g ra d u a lly a b le to b u ild -u p th e ir sto ck o f w e a p o n s.
the land amongst the peasants. In return, the peasants ally Catholic priests.
In a n e ffo rt to fin d o u t in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e re b e ls p e o p le w e re p u lle d in fo r q u e stio n in g . M a n y in n o ce n t p e o p le w e re to rtu re d . S u sp e cts, in clu d in g ch ild re n , w e re p u b licly exe cu te d a n d th e n le ft h a n g in g in th e stre e ts fo r se ve ra ld a ys a s a w a rn in g to o th e rs w h o w e re co n sid e rin g jo in in g th e re vo lu tio n a rie s. T h e b e h a vio r o f B a tista 's fo rce s in cre a se d su p p o rt fo r th e g u e rrilla s. In 1 9 5 8 fo rty - five o rg a n iza tio n s sig n e d a n o p e n le tte r su p p o rtin g th e Ju ly 2 6 M o ve m e n t. N a tio n a lb o d ie s re p re se n tin g la w ye rs, a rch ite cts, d e n tists, a cco u n ta n ts a n d so cia lw o rke rs w e re a m o n g st th o se w h o sig n e d . C a stro , w h o
G e n e ra lFu lg e n cio B a tista re sp o n d e d to th is b y se n d in g m o re tro o p s to th e S ie rra M a e stra . H e n o w h a d 1 0 , 0 0 0 m e n h u n tin g fo r C a stro a n d h is 3 0 0 stro n g a rm y. A lth o u g h o u tn u m b e re d , C a stro 's g u e rrilla s w e re a b le to in flict d e fe a t a fte r d e fe a t o n th e g o ve rn m e n t's tro o p s. In th e su m m e r o f 1 9 5 8 o ve r a th o u sa n d o f B a tista 's so ld ie rs w e re kille d o r w o u n d e d a n d m a n y m o re w e re ca p tu re d . U n like B a tista 's so ld ie rs, C a stro 's tro o p s h a d d e ve lo p e d a re p u ta tio n fo r b e h a vin g w e ll to w a rd s p riso n e rs. T h is
th e la te st te ch n o lo g y su ch a s n a p a lm fa ile d to g ive th e m victo ry a g a in s t b y re fu sin g to vo te . O ve r 7 5 p e r ce n t o f th e vo te rs in th e ca p ita l, H a va n a M a e stra m o u n ta in s, C a stro 's tro o p s b e g a n to m a rch o n th e m a in to w n s g e n e ra lstrike . T h e w o rke rs ca m e o u t o n strike a n d th e m ilita ry w e re fo r
s. The costs of rent were cut by up to 50 per cent for low wa land was redistributed amongst the peasants (including the la
Che Guevara went to Africa. He admitted that his attempts to f
rfare and Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War. In these books he argued t via. to "radiate" his beliefs outward toward other South American countries. He also b
er in Bolivia, called the Casa de Calamina (which literally means "house revolution there was born. But Bolivia is not Cuba and the peasant farmer red, tired and hungry. however, the Bolivian Army was alerted to their presence and tried to fo
o n th e 2 3 rd o f M a rch , th e C h e a n d h is “ g u e rrille ro s” se t a tra p th a t kille d d th e m to sp re a d th e n e w s a b o u t th e re vo lu tio n . H is m e n le d th e m to o u a ve th e g o ve rn m e n t va lu a b le in fo rm a tio n . o livia n o p e ra tive s a n d se t u p a ca m p to tra in B o livia n so ld ie rs. C h e G u e va ra . W h e n G u e va ra w a s ca p tu re d b y B o livia n G e n e ra lG a ry Pra
c before mysteriously disappearing. It was not found again until 1997 when it was up to Guevara's capture and death by visiting the various towns named above, in