HIST 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Extreme Poverty, Herbert Matthews, The New York Times
Document Summary
Cuban revolutionary party (1892)- free cuba from spain. Return to cuba and death of marti (1895) April 1898 u. s. declared war on spain. Fulgencia bautista- kills 2000 students in the 1960s. More millionaires than any other latin american country. Extreme poverty: 42% illerate, 60% undernourished, u. s. companies own 90% of oil refineries, 60% cuba sugar went to the u. s. , u. s. provided 80% of imports. Attack on moncada barracks (26 july 1953) Fidel castro attacked here when he was at a young age, lost, and was captured. History will absolve me. - fidel castro exiled to mexico, che guevarra- fighter from guatemala. 80 revolutionaries sail to cuba to start war. Foco system lightbulb - small group with vague instructions, terrorist cells, no info given. Herbert matthews (ny times reporter) and the guerrilla campaign- documents the group in the mountains. Jan. 1, 1959- army of castro takes control of havana -> reprisals- 500 executed.
