Camilo Cienfuegos
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Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán was a Cuban revolutionary. One of the major figures of the Cuban Revolution, he was considered second only to Fidel Castro among the revolutionary leadership.
Camilo Cienfuegos (c. 1959)
Cuban guerrillas disembarking after the Landing of the Granma
Che Guevara, during his guerrilla campaign
Exhibit at the Museum of the Revolution, depicting Cienfuegos (left) and Guevara (right) laying an ambush in the Sierra
26th of July Movement
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The 26 July Movement, initially simply "The Movement" was a Cuban vanguard revolutionary organization and later a political party led by Fidel Castro. The movement's name commemorates the failed 1953
Camilo Cienfuegos
…with left-wing politics from an early age, going on to join the opposition movement against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. He joined Castro's 26th of July Movement on its expedition to Cuba and was one of the few survivors of the Landing of the Granma. He quickly distinguished himself as one of the top commanders…
Supporters of the 26th of July Movement protest at the Presidential Palace, Havana, in January 1959
The 26 Julio flag in Cienfuegos, Cuba