Fulgencio Batista

revolution under the very noses of the Yankees". In this way on January 1st, 1959 then leader of the 26th of July Movement, Fidel Castro led thousands of guerilla fighters and ordinary citizens of Cuba to overthrow the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship. Fighting the regime of Batista on both urban and rural fronts, the Movement was able to successfully integrate into power in Cuba. The Revolutionary government in its early days was supported by the whole Cuban elite, but the changes brought by the…

communists cause. This propaganda painted the CCP’s victory as the liberation of the Chinese people and as such Zedong became their “great savior” (Wang 85). Castro’s legitimacy was obtained through revolution. He had defeated the dictator Fulgencio Batista and as such was perceived to be the hero of Cuba (Rita J. Markel 74). His greatest strength was that he was a great orator which allowed him to further enchant his own reputation (76). Castro played on the Cuban people 's Christian beliefs…

story that engendered, intensified and exploited the public’s disillusionment. (Patterson, Contesting Castro, pgs. 75-81) This was something Castro and the man he vehemently despised and wanted to oust shared: both knew how to play the Americans. Batista, on one hand wavered between “acting like a constitutional leader and a dictator” his goal was to please the Americans and, of course, his pockets, much more than it was to please his own people. Patterson presents the harshest accusation…

first revolution in Latin America. The first cause of the Cuban revolution was when Cuba was led by a former military President named Filguenco Batista y Zaldivar. He could gain his power after taking power from the previous President and he began to rule in Cuba in 1934. He managed to get the influence of the United State of America. During his reign Batista acts as a dictator so that the natural wealth possessed by Cuba cannot be enjoyed by the people. This became the first cause of the Cuban…

Castro and his revolution as a failure that could lead to the downfall of the U.S., most Cubans supported Castro is his goals for the country and that capitalism was imperial. They saw the reforms put in Cuba as a better lifestyle the previously with Batista in power. The issues the Castro aimed to fix were not even seen by most american people. With bias from both sides we are able to see how one country sees a subject over another and possible reasons for this. This giving historians…

The Cuban Revolution rooted itself in Cuba in the year 1961. Prior to 1961, the Revolution was an experiment in Cuba, but because of the decisions Fidel Castro made, the government of the revolution legitimized itself and became truly recognized as the standing government of Cuba. Castro declared the year 1961 the Year of Education but much more occurred; in 1961 Castro was able to fight off the United States at Playa Girón and then solidified international alliances with the Soviet Union, the…

Castro and his younger brother, Raul were apprehended and received fifteen years in prison, roughly serving two years after they were granted amnesty. Once released, the brothers relocated to Mexico where they would continue to campaign against the Batista regime. After returning to Cuba and launching a string of attacks over the poorly led army, Fidel’s victories proved effective. On January 1, 1959, Castro’s force of 800 guerrillas defeated the Cuban government’s 30,000-man army. Castro…

José Martí, a national hero in Cuba, writes about his country’s journey to independence. The time period he is living in is not a relaxing one where one is “sleeping in a nightcap,” but rather one of “weapons for a pillow” (1). Cuba is vying for its independence from imperialist Spain while trying to fend off America in the north. He begins his essay by condemning the Cubans who have turned away from their own country and its people, calling them “conceited villagers” (1). The Europeans who…

When visiting a new city, I like to dive deep into the cities or countries history, and not just recent but also ancient history. Cuba is no exception. Although Cuba is an island, natives to the Americas made there way across the caribbean sea and landed on the island of present day Cuba. These natives were very smart and in tune with the nature around them. There were three main native groups that resided in Cuba, the Guanahatebey, Siboney, and Taína. The Guanahatebey lived on the south coast…

The republic of Cuba is an island nation in the northern Caribbean Sea where the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean meet. Just south of the U.S. State Florida, west of Haiti and North of Jamaica. Cuba is one of the world’s last remaining communist (socialist) countries, ruled under President Raul Castro the brother of the famed Fidel Castro who died in 2008. Cuba is considered part of Latin America and is a multiethnic country. Their customs are derived in roots from Spanish colonies,…