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... with the internal problems of the Venezuelan Communist party, its relations with the public, and its bitter confrontation with Castro in 1967. The first item is an accurate version of the famous speech which Fidel Castro made after the failure of the attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba, July 26...

... in the history of Upper California, for on the earlier date Rivera y Moncada had become military commander and virtual governor of the territory, and during the period which it covered San Francisco was founded. Rivera’s action saved the diary for posterity; less than nineteen months later, on July 18, 1781, he...

...Michael Weisser The scholarly introduction by the editor combines an appreciation of Moncada’s talents with an analysis of the intellectual, social, and political situation of Golden Age Spain. Moncada’s essay is reproduced in its original form, with extensive marginal citations to other...

... Haydée Santamaría was the only woman participant in every stage of Cuba's revolutionary struggle. At the July 26, 1953, attack on the Moncada Barracks that catapulted the young revolutionaries into national consciousness, she was captured, tortured, and launched into revolutionary legend when she refused...

...Charles Esdaile De Palas a Minerva: La formación científica y la estructura institucional de los ingenieros militares en el siglo XVIII . By Capel Horacio , Sánchez Joan Eugeni , and Moncada Omar . Barcelona : SEBBAL/CSIC , 1988 . Charts. Photographs. Illustrations. Plates...

.... This background material concludes with a chapter on the Reglamento of 1772, which controlled the establishment and operation of the garrison. After some discussion with the viceroy, final approval for establishing a presidio at Santa Barbara was given in September 1778. No sooner had Captain Rivera y Moncada...

... Castro routinely and astutely capitalized on certain gendered constructs to turn military defeats into propaganda triumphs. For example, in the aftermath of the failed 1953 Moncada attack, Castro won public sympathy by strategically highlighting the heart-wrenching experience of Haydée Santamaría...

...,” Archivo General de la Nación, Buenos Aires (hereafter cited as AGN), Sala IX, Intendencia de La Paz, 5-6-3. 3. See Ferreira, “O conhecimento”; Moncada Maya, Fronteras ; Río Sadornil, “Don Francisco.” 4. See Memorias , 2. 5. The map is entitled “Plano general de las montañas orientales...

..., Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Primer Ministro del Gobierno Revolucionario, en el acto central en conmemoración del XXII aniversario del ataque al Cuartel Moncada, efectuado en la ciudad de Santa Clara, Las Villas,” 26 July 1975, Portal Cuba.cu, accessed 10 Oct...

... of July Movement, Moncada, military disaffection, and the revolutionary contributions of students, women, peasants and other critical areas. Relying primarily on Cuban sources, while at the same time surveying more than adequately French and English writers, Pérez has gone to the time-consuming task...

... and Central America. The Sacasa-Moncada and Sandino revolts were the strongest opposing forces, both of which received foreign support. One major weakness is evident though. Mr. Goldwert made the assumption repeatedly that the intervention by the United States began in Nicaragua in 1927, thereby ignoring...

... University Press 1980 Had the attack on Moncada barracks been successful, Fidel Castro explained at his trial in 1953, five revolutionary laws would have been proclaimed immediately. The “fifth revolutionary law” would have confiscated the holdings and gains of all who had “committed frauds during...

... good offices, Mercado joins Caxa de Leruela and Sancho de Moncada among the classics of Spanish economic thought in the Siglo de Oro now made easily available to the student of the period. The institute and future editors, however, may reflect on the convenience of including subject indexes...

... not only to explain hechos , but even in place of them. For example, (II, 258-61), writers from Sánchez de Arévalo to Sancho de Moncada may have emphasized the teaching of “ciencia política”; one may conclude that these writers desired a “función pública” to education, but not necessarily that "la...

... mission experiences, and his enthusiastic quest to leave his mark on the Spanish colonial landscape. The authors also offer insights into Serra's conflicts with Spanish authorities like Fernando de Rivera y Moncada and Pedro Fages. Serra's recent canonization has been a controversial subject, in light...

.... At the Moncada Trial in 1953, Matthews recalls, Castro predicted that “History will absolve me.” “I believe that it will,” says Matthews. In the opinion of this reviewer, Matthews’ verdict may stand the test of time, because he evaluates Fidel’s contribution with understanding, objectivity and care. Yet...

... prepared a statement in which he expressed regret over the shedding of blood at Moncada and affirmed that the Auténtico party had had no part in the affair. It occurred, he declared, because of the desperation of youth. The “main culprit” and the “only one” was Fulgencio Batista, because of his treason...

... chapters (VII-VIII) are a careful study of his friendship with Fernando di Rivera y Moncada, Commander of the Presidios of New California (1774-1777); it is not exact, however, to state that “Rivera, notwithstanding the urging of the Viceroy, refused to establish new missions” (p. 59). Despite...

... as the interrelationship with the Sierra Maestra campaign. Virtually absent is any mention of actions in the western and central provinces, a gap that is beginning to be addressed by the historiography. Other thematic emphases concern the rebellion within the University of Havana, the assault on the Moncada barracks...

... by a merchant- cum -lesser nobility class of largely converso descent. In Toledo, the great market of New Castile, converso families also bought their way into the municipal government and played a preponderant role in the economic life of the Imperial City. The Toledan, Sancho de Moncada, whose family name...