December 1956
Sierra Maestra
Regroups survivors in the Sierra Maestra.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Sierra Maestra in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Regroups survivors in the Sierra Maestra.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Lands from the Granma with Castro's rebel expedition.
Part of the tiny group of survivors who manage to reach a safe haven in the Sierra Maestra mountains
Organises support networks for Castro's guerrillas.
Emerges as a key guerrilla commander.
Uses press coverage to strengthen rebel legitimacy.
Publishes interviews showing Castro is alive and active.
Signs the manifesto with Castro and Raul Chibas.
Issues a political manifesto with opposition allies.
Signs the manifesto calling for Batista's removal.
The rebels had succeeded in breaking out of the Sierra Maestra and launch a general insurrection, joined by hundreds of students and others fleeing Batista's crackdown on dissent in the cities
Directs rebel radio broadcasts from the Sierra Maestra.
Helps establish Radio Rebelde in rebel territory.
Calls for a general strike against Batista.
Castro regroups the guerrillas after the failed April general strike strengthens Batista's resolve.
Cantillo places roadblocks around the Sierra Maestra to restrict supplies reaching the rebels.
Shares operational responsibility during Batista's offensive.
Cantillo surrounds the mountain range of the Sierra Maestra, and set up roadblocks to prevent supplies from getting to the guerrillas, and attacked from the north to drive the guerrillas down to the south coast
The offensive fails because Cantillo's soldiers fight in unfamiliar terrain (forests and jungles of the Sierra Maestra) and because much of the army was demoralized and unmotivated
Commands Batista's offensive against the Sierra Maestra rebels.
Launches a summer offensive against Castro's guerrillas.
Batista intends to eliminate Castro's growing guerrilla force before it expands further.
Cantillo establishes roadblocks and advances intended to isolate Castro's mountain headquarters.
Castro concentrates his smaller rebel force in defensible mountain positions.
Resists Batista's summer offensive in the mountains.
Batista's army begins coordinated attacks into the Sierra Maestra.
Castro organises resistance as Batista's army begins its full summer offensive.
Castro arranges the transfer of captured government soldiers to Red Cross representatives.
Sardinas is promoted to commander for his service during the offensive.
Castro promotes Garcia to commander after the victory over Battalion 18.
Castro promotes Paz after his service against the government offensive.
Castro requests helicopter assistance to evacuate wounded government prisoners safely.
The failed offensive leaves Batista's army weakened.
Cantillo's offensive ends without destroying Castro's guerrilla army.
Batista's army ends the campaign without eliminating the rebel command.
Operation Verano ends after the rebels escape the army's final encirclement.
Castro prepares columns under Camilo Cienfuegos and Che Guevara for operations beyond the Sierra Maestra.
Castro broadcasts an account of the defeated summer offensive and rebel treatment of prisoners.
Castro assigns Guevara command of rebel forces moving into Las Villas.
Castro orders Che Guevara to lead Column 8 toward Las Villas after defeating the summer offensive.
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