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Exceptional original note written by the guerrilla and leader, Ernesto Ché Guevara in the days of the last battle he carried out in Santa Clara, Cuba in December 1958 before the victory of the Cuban Revolution.
Provenance: This manuscript was in the possession of the family of Pancho, who was Che Guevara's personal secretary during those years.
The handwritten note is addressed to a comrade of his in another position those days in battle.
The note is dated and signed by Ché Guevara.
Written on the note: (we describe the phrases that we managed to decipher, there are words that we do not understand due to their handwriting)
(Name of partner) :
"We went through the town during the night. Now we have dominated a position in which 9 guards surrendered. There are two more positions that have been won and the barracks as well. The road to ___________ is well guarded. If you stop him in Baez, you will have what to give up
he greets you
Che
December 1958
1:00 pm "
This handwritten note is exceptional for its rarity and biographical and historical value.
The surviving notes of Ché Guevara written in full battle days before the victory of the Cuban Revolution are very rare. In the leader's note, Ché Guevara asks a comrade in another battle position to stop Batista's soldiers on a road in order to win the position.
Note: The item for sale is the original handwritten letter, the photographs included in the description are only illustrative of the historical character.
Item Status:
Che Guevara's handwritten note is taped on the back.
A brief biography of Che Guevara below:
Ernesto Guevara (Rosario, June 14, 1928 - La Higuera, October 9, 1967), known as Che Guevara, was a naturalized Argentine doctor, politician, guerrilla fighter, writer, journalist, and communist revolutionary.
He was one of the ideologues and commanders of the Cuban Revolution. Guevara participated in the armed uprising until 1965 in the organization of the Cuban state. He held several senior positions in his administration and government, especially in the economic area, he was president of the National Bank, director of the Industrialization Department of the National Institute of Agrarian Reform (INRA) and Minister of Industry. In the diplomatic area, he acted as head of several international missions.
Convinced of the need to extend the armed struggle throughout the Third World, Che Guevara promoted the creation of guerrilla 'foci' (centers) in various Latin American countries. Between 1965 and 1967, he fought in the Congo and Bolivia. In the latter country he was captured and secretly and summarily executed by the Bolivian Army in collaboration with the CIA on October 9, 1967.
His figure, as a symbol of global relevance, arouses great passions in public opinion for and against. For many of his followers, he represents the fight against social injustice, while his detractors judge him negatively.
His photographic portrait, taken by Alberto Korda, is one of the most reproduced images in the world, both in the original form and in variants that reproduce the contour of his face, for symbolic use.
* The seller guarantees the authenticity of the signature and undertakes to return the item if the contrary is clearly and reliably proven. 67441491
