Moncada Barracks

the day" to the officer, which gave me some hope that he would not get caught. Just as I began to think this, the car pulled out and started driving over to the barrack on the ranch that my family lived. The entire drive over to the barracks my heart was racing faster than any car on the road. When we got to the barracks, both officers got out and told me to get out. As we made our way to the home I have been living in, I began to realize how helpless Papá will be and how…

“Different People, Same Room” Typically, being young means unable to afford a place to live alone. Sometimes the best solution to this dilemma is to get a roommate. Whether it’s a college dorm, lofty apartment, a cramped shared bedroom or anywhere on a college campus, I warn you to be prepared for the absolute worst. Living with a roommate is much harder if you are accustomed to living with your family members and especially when they have a different lifestyle than you. Just a forewarning,…

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It is that time of year again. Incoming freshmen at Northern Illinois University are excited and ready to sign up for housing. Picking where they are going to be living is one of the first choices they make on their road to their new independent college student life. Yet Wait! These new incoming freshmen come upon a roadblock. The mandatory freshman residence policy the school had implemented. First-year students must live in the on-campus residence halls unless they are over twenty-one, married…

the time. President Batista brutal dictatorship implements a new constitution that enraged the majority of the Cuba populates. One year later in 1953, a lawyer named Fidel Castro led a group of 140 independence fighters to attack the Moncada, Cuba army barracks. Operation Cuba Revolution was well- planned with an element of surprise, however due to the quick reaction from Cuba military forces the assault was a total failure and as a resulted…

It started on July 26th, 1953, with an attack on the Moncada Barracks in eastern Cuba. This was the first step of the Cuban Revolution; one of the most important events in Cuba’s history. The Cuban Revolution which started as an uprising in order to overthrow a dictator, ultimately just brought another dictator to power. It affected Cuba’s economy, politics and culture. The Cuban Revolution tried to develop an equal society where every citizen had the same rights and privileges. It also tried to…

soon as this happen a politician named Fidel Castro (who was likely to win a seat in congress) began plotting Batista’s downfall immediately. Castro became the revolution's leader which at the time of 1953 was only 138 men. They came upon the Moncada barracks hoping that their element of surprise would be enough to overcome their shortage of men and lack of weapons. This attack failed, Fidel and Raul Castro escaped.…

Why did Fidel Castro come to power? Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban Politian and revolutionary who ruled Cuba for almost 5 decades. In 1959 he seized control as dictator due to Fulgencio Batista (the former dictator) being disliked by the people of Cuba because of the lack of a genuine alternative to his regime, economic problems and unemployment. To over throw him Castro led revolts and offered an alternative type of leadership which made him popular with the citizens and ultimately prime…

The Cuban Revolution took place between the years 1953-1959. The revolution, technically, started in 1952 when Fulgencio Batista took power in Cuba, again. Batista had previously been an army sergeant in Cuba from 1921-1940 and president from 1940-1944; however, with these new elections in 1952, Batista was certain that he was going to lose, so he then decided to take power. Fidel Castro would’ve most likely won a seat in their “Congress” if the elections would’ve been done, but since they…

Revolution then started in 1952 and Castro started his voyage to overthrow the government. His first act of violence in the revolution was to raid federal garrison at Moncada. Even though Castro and his followers had well planned for the attack and even had the element of surprise, they were defeated ultimately from the beginning. The Moncada Barracks troops had outnumbered the rebels and had many more weapons than the revolutionaries. When the rebels were on their way to the target, it became a…