📅 12 June 1955
Revolutionaries created the July 26 Movement, named after the Moncada attack, to unite urban resistance with preparations for armed struggle.
📅 30 November 1956
Frank País led an armed urban uprising intended to divert Batista’s forces and support the Granma expedition.
📅 30 November 1956
Urban fighters openly confronted the dictatorship, demonstrating that resistance extended beyond the future rural guerrilla front.
📅 30 July 1957
Santiago police killed the leading organizer of the urban underground. His death provoked mass mourning and protest.
📅 5 August 1957
Workers and communities in eastern Cuba stopped work, revealing the breadth of anti-Batista resistance beyond the mountains.
📅 25 November 1956
Inside Cuba, Sánchez and the Oriente underground organized guides, supplies and contacts for the expedition expected from Mexico.
📅 30 November 1956
Espín worked with Frank País’s underground network during the armed action that challenged Batista in Cuba’s second city.
📅 30 July 1957
Large crowds joined the funeral procession despite repression, turning mourning into a public demonstration against the dictatorship.
