Che's Influence

Methods: This investigation will describe Che Guevara’s involvement in Latin American independence movements, focusing specifically on his involvement with Fidel Castro’s “26th of July” movement. His actions and words will be analyzed, and his conduct this period of political upheaval will be used as evidence in order to answer the investigative question.

Che Guevara was considered a hero by many and a villain by others, he has had an eventful life filled with both good and bad things, resulting in multiple historical perspectives on who he is, with a variety of opinions on who he truly was, behind the generally assumed charismatic appearance. Whether or not he was a hero is an important debate and depends on your personal decision by weighing the facts of all sides while acknowledging that these positions do exist.

he was a unique person who affected many people’s lives. Some would identify him as a rebel,

An individual’s discovery is transformative on their perceptions of the world. This is the case for the book ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and Keats’s sonnet “On first looking into Chapman’s Homer”. In this book, we are taken on Che’s journey as he travels Latin America as a young man, before the fame. His diary entries lead the reader into his own eyes, as a typical young man on an adventure, not the revolutionary figure we all associate him with. Through his descriptive entries of the landscape he journeys across, we discover his deeper connection to the land of South America and the love he has for its people. As well as the beautiful things that South America has to

In A poetics of resistance: The revolutionary public relation of the Zapatista insurgency, Jeff Conant approaches the Zapatista revolution from a very particular point of view, focusing in the public image of this group in order to explain their strategies to be publicly active in national and international spaces and the importance of this aspect on the revolution for its self-protection and survival.

Ernesto “Che” Guevara was a part of the 26th of July Movement in Cuba. He became a revolutionary leader who inspired many and brought the guerrilla to victory in 1959. He was a part of the eighty-two men who sailed on the Granma from Mexico to Cuba in December of 1956 (Staten 114). The biographical film, Che: Part One directed by Steven Soderbergh, shows the journey of Che and the guerrillas as they attempted to defeat Batista’s military. Che: Part One is not simply just a depiction of Che’s life, but it brings you right into the action of the armed struggle the guerrilla faced. The revolution shaped Che into the leader he became. He started out as a simple doctor who wanted to bring the people of Cuba what they deserved. Che went through changes as the periods of the revolution went on. He grew to be a leader that would bring his people to the victories they achieved. Throughout the portrayal of the revolution, it can be seen how Che changes and adapts based on what situation he is facing and how the movie shows it. The film goes back and forth between the times Che is in Cuba fighting and after he wins the revolution and talks about his experiences.

Focoism is a revolutionary strategy that was originally popularized by Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Argentinian physician-turned-revolutionary who was instrumental in the success of the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950's. The strategy contends that revolutionaries need not spend great amounts of time trying to build a following or urging people to join their cause, and that a small, relatively unplanned band of dedicated revolutionaries can readily incite people to support its cause. If such a band attacks and makes its name known simply by taking action, focosim posits that such action will inevitably galvanize the masses of people to similarly follow suit. As such, there is little emphasis in this theory placed on preparing conditions for a revolution; focosim contends that no matter how unplanned or how disparate the seemingly random attacks of a revolutionary band is, the mere presence of such attacks will eventually be reflected in the masses of the people and soon enough incite them to revolt as well. The actions of the small band of roving revolutionaries, the so called revolutionary elite, are believed to serve as the focal point for the impending involvement of the other citizens.

The story of Ernesto Guevara, a child who was born to a well-to-do Argentine family who went on to become a medical doctor sounds like a success story. Ernesto Guevara probably isn’t a name many people recognize, add the word “Che” to the name—Ernesto “Che” Guevara—and many people recognize the name of a famed revolutionary of the 1960’s. Even now, forty-four years after his death, his name and image remain popular. To some Che Guevara is idolized as a man of the people, a freedom fighter for the downtrodden, who gave his life in the struggle to free peoples of the world to live in a “better” society; for others he was a ruthless killer who was willing to die to be a martyr for his cause. This paper will look at the life of Che Guevara and

Che Guevara's death took place in Bolivia, and had it occurred under different circumstances, Guevara may not have evolved into the colossus known throughout the world. Guevara was killed by Bolivian soldiers acting on a decision made by the Bolivian Government and the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA for short. ("The True Story of Che Guevara" 1:16:02-1:23:45). Rumors that Guevara had died from injuries sustained when he was captured had already spread so his execution would, by no means, require a wide stretch of the imagination ("The True Story of Che Guevara" 1:16:02-1:23:45). To remain consistent with the idea that Guevara died from wounds he had been dealt in combat, Guevara was shot multiple times until he succumbed to a bullet to his thorax; he died choking on his own blood ("The True Story of Che Guevara" 1:16:02-1:23:45). This alone would be enough to lend an aura of martyrdom to Guevara, but it was accompanied by another gruesome truth which shocked many across the globe. Che Guevara's hands were severed from his body and presented to Fidel Castro to prevent any doubts as to Guevara's demise ("The True Story of Che Guevara" 1:24:21-1:29:45). In addition, Guevara's corpse was buried in an undisclosed location to prevent admirers from finding him ("The True Story of Che Guevara" 1:24:21-1:29:45). As one may very well have guessed, instead of

Social revolutionaries did not think twice and confiscated fortunes that were built on slavery and the indebted peons. The main participants in the Cuban revolution were Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who thought that Latin America’s poverty was caused by an “imperialist international economic system” of power. Che believed that all countries were affected by the imperial systems and the only way to free them was to act together. Che traveled to Guatemala to participate in the reforms that were occurring there but he had to scape to Mexico where he met Fidel and Raul Castro (Chasteen, 270).

This wonderful screen print was created in 1997. Its realistic, vibrant, blood red color stands no matter where you stand in the room. Its jagged, broken lines perfectly captures the essence of Che. It is an effortless image of the revolutionary leader that helped the poor all throughout Latin America. In Alcaraz’s version, Che is seen sporting his famous beret with the Nike symbol on it. This represents the market behind Guevara’s

Ernesto “Che” Guevara Che Guevara was the Argentine born Marxist guerrilla who helped oust the corrupt Cuban government and set up a communist system 90 miles from the US. Che under the leadership of Fidel Castro helped lead a small guerrilla band of soldiers to take over the country. After the old government was out Che helped Castro decide communism as the way to go for Cuba. He helped Castro try to quickly industrialize the country, set up social reforms to try, and make Cuba a better place for its citizens. Che supported the struggle against imperialism by taking bands of guerrillas to Congo and Bolivia to help with revolutions there. Ernesto Guevara was born May 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina.

A final—and perhaps the most important—parallel with Third Cinema is the way in which Piquetero carajo! serves as a call to arms that actualizes the visage of Che Guevara’s cadaver. In the wake of a tribute to the two martyred protestors killed by the police, the music track leaves us pondering that sometimes people have to die for rebirth to occur. The lyric adds: “And if you have any questions about that, just ask Che.” Whereas Solanas’s Memoria stopped short of such blatant harangues and calls to self-sacrifice, Piquetero carajo! appears willing to pursue the struggle to its ultimate consequences. In that sense, it may better actualize the combative spirit of La hora de los hornos than Solanas’s own post-2001 films.

Che Guevara is a legend in several countries. He?s most famous for being a leading figure in the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s as Communist ideals spread through the island nation 90 miles south of Florida. After the Cuban Revolution, Guevara headed to South America as a guerilla leader who tried to topple several governments there.

Historical interpretations relating to small wars in the post Napoleonic period in relation to insurgent guerrilla warfare in urban and agrarian societies across the globe share universal themes. These commonalities will be explored relating why combatants in guerrilla warfare fight. Moreover, what objectives guerrilla leaders wanted to achieve with their theories of social revolution. The works discussed are Mao Tse-tung, On Guerrilla Warfare, Ernesto Che Guevara, Guerilla Warfare, and Carlos Marighella, Minimanual of The Urban Guerrilla. All three of these historical leaders were well-educated men who were social reformers. All concerned with inequalities among their people. All devised ways to wage class warfare within their