Abstract

RUIZ ALVAREZ, Mayelin; PEREZ LOBATO, José Miguel  and  RIVERO TURINO, Pablo. The liberation of Fomento by Ernesto Guevara: story told through testimonials and photos. Rev. Esc. Hist. [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.2, pp.00-00. ISSN 1669-9041.

The mountainous town of Fomento, formerly belonging to the province of Las Villas, in Cuba, was liberated in December of 1958 by the troops to the Commandant's control Ernesto Guevara. This work, result of a task of the investigation project: "El Pedrero: alive memorial of the Che" has as objective to carry out a contribution to the historical knowledge of the liberation of Fomento, starting from their main characters' experience, leaning on in images of the presence of the Che in this territory and other aspects of the local history that for their transcendency in the ulterior victory of January of 1959, deserve their knowledge. For their conception an analysis of primary sources of the historical knowledge was carried out, as well as individual interviews to participants in this revolutionary action. The article begins its analysis with the arrival from the Che to Cuba, its later appointment to drive the invading column toward the center of the island, until the direction of the forces that allowed the revolutionary victory in Fomento. 

Keywords : Liberation of Fomento; Historical testimonies; Local history; Ernesto Guevara.

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