Aldabonazo

by Hart, Armando; Waters, Mary-Alice

• ISBN13: 9780873489683
• ISBN10: 0873489683
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Pathfinder Pr

Summary

In this firsthand account by a historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, we meet men and women who led the urban underground in the fight against the brutal U.S.-backed tyranny in the 1950s. Together with their comrades-in-arms in the Rebel Army, they not only overthrew the dictatorship. Their revolutionary actions and example worldwide changed the history of the 20th century-and the century to come. "Biographical sketches of major political figures during the 1950s, as well as photographs, are important additions to the text.... Recommended."-Choice "Narrated by [someone] who not only participated in the founding of the revolutionary movement that came to power in 1959 but also ... formed part of the leadership of that revolutionary movement.... [C]ontains more than one hundred pages of important documents, other first-person accounts, and photographs.... [P]rovides scholars of Cuba a wealth of information with which to stimulate further research ... will also be of value for students and the general public interested in contemporary Latin America."-Hispanic American Historical Review "A historical display with vivid commentary to provide an insider's explanation."- CounterpoisePrefaces by Mary-Alice Waters, Eliades Acosta Matos, and Roberto Fernandez Retamar, 28-page photo section, documents, maps, epilogue, chronological notes, glossary, index.

Table of Contents

Armando Hart	p. 11
Publisher's preface	p. 15
Preface to the U.S. edition	p. 24
Preface to the Cuban edition	p. 30
Foreword	p. 41
Background	p. 43
University Hill	p. 52
Declaration of principles of the Federation of University Students	p. 66
Armando Hart's courtroom defense of Rafael Garcia Barcena, Bohemia	p. 69
July 26, 1953	p. 72
Message to suffering Cuba	p. 78
I become a Fidelista	p. 82
'We will be free or we will be martyrs'	p. 90
Letter to Cosme de la Torriente	p. 118
Circular letter of the Civic Resistance Movement	p. 123
Revolution: the only way out, Aldabonazo no. 1	p. 124
Open letter to the president of Mexico	p. 131
'The most important thing in a revolution is decisiveness'	p. 135
The valiant action of Santiago de Cuba	p. 149
Support actions in Havana for the Granma landing	p. 158
1957 - From the Llano	p. 160
Who was Frank Pais?	p. 199
To members of the July 26 Movement: Circular no.1 to the membership	p. 202
To the students of Cuba, by the July 26 Movement	p. 207
Manifesto to the nation: Response to the Miami Pact	p. 209
1958 - From prison: The Sierra Maestra to the Principe Castle massacre	p. 226
Swift action that saved Armando Hart's life	p. 268
The death of Daniel	p. 274
Revolutionary proclamation of Santiago de Cuba and the Sierra Maestra	p. 277
The meeting at Altos de Mompie	p. 282
To Cuban youth, to all Latin American youth, to the youth of the world	p. 285
'Make the events of August 1 the focal point of our agitation and propaganda'	p. 291
Letter to Radio Rumbos, Caracas, on Principe prison massacre	p. 292
1958 - From prison: The Isle of Pines to victory	p. 295
Epilogue	p. 307
Chronological notes, 1868-1959	p. 311
Glossary	p. 330
Index	p. 375
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