Simon Bolivar was a military leader in venezuela from 1811-1830 during the time period known as the Latin American Revolution. Bolivar is best known for Him becoming involved in the resistance movement and then He played a key role in the spanish american fight for independence. He also freed people from slavery. In 1825 They called Him “The Liberator” . Bolivar died in december 17, 1830 in Colombia and is remembered and studied still to this day.…
Cuba is a communist state. The government controls all the industry. The government decides which people get health care, food, housing and money. The people does not make financial decisions Raul Castro is in charge of Cuba. He was chosen by Fidel to be his successor.…
As a teenager, Chavez was heavily influenced by a local historian named, Jose Esteban Ruiz Guevara. Guevara introduced him to Karl Marx, the German philosopher who was one of the fathers of communism. He also introduced him to Simon Bolivar, the South American independence hero. He was interested in baseball. His childhood dream was to become a pitcher for the San Francisco…
Castro was the communist leader of Cuba since 1959 to 1976. As the first communist leader in the hemisphere, the new form of government came with opposition, and an influx of Cuban refugees and immigrants came to the States. These refugees were used as an asset in an attack known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. The invasion failed miserably, and further worsened relations with Cuba. Since 1960, there has been an embargo on Cuba, and very little-- if any-- political cooperation between the two nations.…
Rafael Cruz was born and raised in Cuba in the 40s and 50s. When Batista declared himself the dictator of Cuba, Rafael joined Fidel Castro's guerrilla army which sought to overthrow the tyrant. Castro's message of hope and change was enough…
This thoughtfulness gave him more respect than any other Cuban revolutionary leader. A large part of what made Che a…
In 1910 Francisco Madero emerged as a presidential candidate to challenge Diaz and his abusive policies. Diaz had Madero thrown in jail but this did not stop Madero’s uprising. He wrote a letter from jail that discredited Diaz’s regime and called for a revolt against him. Madero created the Plan of San Luis Potosi in which he called upon Mexicans to take up arms against Dias to save “the country from the gloomy future that awaits under his (Diaz’s) dictatorship…and if we permit him to continue in power… they will have caused bankruptcy of our finances and the dishonor of our country.” His plan promised land reforms and offered hope for disadvantaged Mexicans.…
Although there is a plethora of interesting Latin American composers and classical musicians, Carlos Chavez seems to stand out the most. Chavez was a revered influence in the world of music and dabbled in many different aspects of the culture. Besides his uncanny musical ability, Carlos is an overall interesting person because he was a master of so many trades. He was a notorious composer, conductor, journalist, educator and even founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra in 1928. He was heavily influenced by the indigenous music of Mexico and has composed seven symphonies.…
Discoveries are complex and intensely meaningful experiences that can facilitate the personal development of an individual through stimulating new ideas and values. This ability of discoveries to catalyze an individual’s transformation is clearly shown within Ernesto Che Guevara’s autobiographic text The Motorcycle Diaries and also Darragh O’Connell’s thought-provoking short film 23 Degrees 5 Minutes. In Motorcycle, Guevara’s political identity is shaped through his numerous experiences with the Latin American proletariat that allow him to uncover the cruelty of the capitalist government. His intellectual discoveries result in his transformation from a politically unaware aristocrat to an ambitious and powerful political leader within Cuba’s…
The Cuban´s ended the Spanish in a war on 1895 after a lot of attempts of trying to get back their freedom from the Spanish Empire since 1511. The cuban rebellion was known for a long time to produce sugar that is until the Spanish came along. In the early 1800ś on 1825 the Spanish invoked martial law in cuba. This disabled the Cubans in having their own independence and restricted them to fight or operate a press and even associate. This is when the uprise from Cuba came to be throughout this whole uprising for all of Cuban descent.…
In “The Pedagogy of Ernesto Che Guevara,” John D. Holst describes some of the positive views of Guevara. Holst states that Che was a “beloved figure in revolutionary Cuba in part because of his work ethic and willingness to be the first volunteer for difficult or dangerous tasks” (Holst 162). Guevara was determined to do everything in his power to liberate Latin America. Guevara possesses noble qualities and his genuine intentions for liberation are why he still has supporters today. He is…
He was a young doctor from Argentina, and after a trip around South America (as in The Motorcycle Diaries) the vast poverty and inequality he saw really affected him. Che Guevara, helped free Cubans from the repressive Batista regime, only to enslave them in a totalitarian police state. He was Fidel Castro’s chief executioner, a mass-murderer. He executed or herded people into slave-labor camps. It’s required by law to love him.…
Even though you did not even hail from our homeland, yet you fought alongside us. You were born on June 14th 1928 as Ernesto Guevara in Rosario, Argentina, to well a well situated family. But you always had an affinity for the poor and the weak and died so young. You, like Camilio, left us so suddenly and tragically . Che, you who out of all of us believed so strongly in the revolution.…
The Cuba revolution happened in 1953 July 26th, to 1959 January 1st, the Cuba revolution occurred from deep unhappiness with the regime of Fulgencio Batista (Batista) elected president of Cuba in 1940 to 1944 then turned dictator from 1952 to 1959. Batista allowed Cuba to be controlled and exploited by the USA. By March 1952 the protagonist for launching an armed revolution was Fidel Castro (Castro) a young lawyer and activists petitioned who aimed to overthrow Batista. Castro accused Batista of corruption and tyranny, however the Cuban courts due to the power of Batista. The Cuban courts rejected Castro’s constitutional arguments as Batista security to silence any political opposition was to great to overpower.…
It is not accurate to state that the Cuban Revolution was the event that turned Che into a great leader. In fact, the best way to approach his greatness is by Collins´ flywheel effect, which states that with persistent pushing, in a consistent direction, over a prolonged period of time, the flywheel would build momentum, eventually hitting a point of breakthrough. It was Che 's life experiences, every interaction with the right people, and the influence of each one of his mentors, what pushed him into the revolutionary direction, building momentum, and eventually hitting the breakthrough point during the Cuban Revolution. Isolating Che’s Leadership Traits “The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.”…