📅 8 January 1959
Castro’s Caravan of Freedom reached the capital after a journey from Santiago marked by mass rallies.
📅 25 November 1956
Inside Cuba, Sánchez and the Oriente underground organized guides, supplies and contacts for the expedition expected from Mexico.
📅 2 December 1956
Local residents and organizers helped scattered expeditionaries evade government patrols and reach the Sierra Maestra.
📅 24 February 1958
Couriers and underground organizers carried equipment, messages and news between the guerrilla zone and urban networks.
📅 27 June 1958
Guides, scouts and local knowledge allowed a much smaller force to resist Batista’s army in the mountains.
