Che Guevara

Fidel Castro was born out of wedlock in Biran, Cuba to Lina Ruz Gonzalez on August 13, 1926. Fidel’s father, Angel migrated from Spain to Cuba and established a prosperous living by growing sugar cane. After the collapse of Angel’s first marriage he married Fidel’s mother who was a former house servant, whom he eventually married and had six other children. Fidel was six years old we he was sent to live with his teacher in Santiago. During this time, he was baptized into the Roman Catholic…

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…

A Pro and Con Analysis of the 1992 Cuban Democracy Act and the Difficulty of Enforcement of the trade Embargo The pros of the 1992 Cuban Democracy Act was designed to promote the spread of democracy to Cuba, which was formed around a trade embargo to limit the material economy in order to overthrow Fidel Castro and his government. In 1992, the Cuban Democracy Act was designed to crate a slow economic downturn in the Cuban economy, which would force the government to embrace a new style of…

Some people may consider Fidel Castro to be the greatest man to ever live. However, those people are stupid communist so they are wrong. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, was born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba. He enrolled at the School of Law of the University of Havana in 1945. Castro’s main activity at the university was politics, and he joined in numerous riots during his time there. After graduating in 1950, Fidel Castro began his practice of law and became a member of the reformist Cuban…

“Chavismo” The origin of “Chavismo” as a political trend can be placed chronologically on February 4, 1992, when, in the middle of a coup d'etat against President Carlos Andrés Pérez, then Lieutenant-Colonel Hugo Chavez appeared on television, taking responsibility for the action and asking his followers to surrender. After that, Chavez was imprisoned in the barracks of San Carlos, north of Caracas; place where he was frequently visited by people who came brought him gifts and would write him…

In “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause” (New York: Penguin, 2008), Tom Gjelten highlights the importance of the story of Bacardi family which helped explain the evolution of Cuba as a nation. Gjelten focused on the entire family from the beginning and described certain Bacardi family members who played a vital role in the Cuban Wars of independence. There is also focus on the fifty year period between 1902 and 1952 and the actions of the family members. Gjelten’s…

William Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, exudes multiple lessons and represents many leaders in today’s society. His play shows the result of what happens when an overly ambitious leader gets stuck in way too deep. In many ways Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, resembles Shakespearean character, Macbeth. Fidel is widely known for bringing a communist government to Cuba, his use of guerilla warfare tactics, and the Bay of Pigs invasion. His way of running Cuba shaped the country into the power force it…

The earliest democracy was in Athens, Greece in 510 B.C. During this time, they allowed the poor and rich citizens to vote for their leaders. Some of the basics to democracy are consensus by majority and having free and frequent elections. Democracy gives several people the opportunity to run for office. Some of the threats to democracy are rebellion, government problems and the rise of drugs. The Cuban Revolution is one of them. Civil war took place in Cuban between Dec. 2, 1956 and Jan.…

The United States and Cuba are currently mending their relations that would end a non formal diplomatic relationship that started in the early 1960’s. The break lasted for a long time because of the United States and Cuba history before Castro took power. The Cubans and Americans also had different economical and political views. The allies that Cuba had were enemies of the United States, and they also humiliated the United States during the Cold War. The United States and Cuba had a history…

With a small but large country that currently holds over an estimated 11,000,000 people. You look at the small Caribbean island of Cuba as a very small defenseless country. We as Americans living in the biggest and most powerful country in the world must ask ourselves how things got to a point that Cuban and American relations got to the point that it currently is. Before we start asking questions, we must understand that in the early years of any new country there are dissections, and actions…