Camilo Cienfuegos

[eissa]

Hola!
I'm searching for a book (in English) on Camilo Cienfuegos, but having no luck. The closest I've found is a kindle edition of a book by Carlos Franqui, and I don't have a kindle. So, I thought I'd try my luck here. Any suggestions?

[Judi Lynn]

1. Not surprised you'd not see much available in English concerning Camilo Cienfuegos.

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The guy on the left is never mentioned in the U.S., either: Juan Almeida Bosque






Nor do they ever mention the women who fought against the brutal US-supported Batista regime, like Celia Sanchez.







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In order to keep it all simple for simple minds, they did, as always, focus on one person, then hammer away at the one person perpetually, until the dimmest bulbs everywhere saw that one person as his/her personal enemy, boogeyman, and develop a pavlovian hate response in order to support national hostilities toward the movement itself, and to support future potential aggression against the government of the country. They personalized the country's revolution by pretending Fidel Castro was the bad guy and we should kill him and take his country, turning it right over to the people against whom the people rebelled.

[eissa]

2. I'm quite new to Latin American politics

but I'm trying to learn more. I know a little about Celia Sanchez -- her role as the facilitator in the early part of the revolution, and liaison between the rebels in the mountains and the network in Havana.

But it's Camilo I'm intrigued by currently. I only learned of him and his "3rd man of the revolution" stature after reading Anderson's biography of Che, and want to learn more about him. Would appreciate any thoughts by those familiar with Cuban politics.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. Same here,

There's nothing to be found at my local library about Cienfuegos. Most of what little I know about him is from Che's diaries and bits here and there on the internet.

One thing that I find interesting is that his parents were anarchists before the Spanish civil war. I've always wondered what influence that may have had on him, and his alliance with Marxist Leninists like the Castros, and the more Maoist Che.

[Socialistlemur]

6. Camilo was better than Guevara

I have it from a primary source Guevara was a physical coward and a psychopath. This is why Castro it rid of him. Camilo was an honest man, but he wasn't a communist. This is why Castro blew up his plane.

[eissa]

9. Che had his flaws, but

nothing I've read on him indicates he was a coward of any sort.

Howver, in terms of kindness, Camilo seems to have had an abundance of it (as opposed to Che, who could be very brash.) His humanity is what made him such a beloved figure.

As to the murder accusation, I remain unconvinced of that. Not because the Castro regime wouldn't do it, but because the two people in that circle who loved Camilo more than anyone -- his brother Osmany and Che -- would not have remained loyally by Fidel's side if they ever suspected such a thing.

[Mika]

10. The poster you are responding to knows NOTHING about Cuba. Period.

Nothing but hate for the Revolution - a Cuba hater will hate no matter what.

[Paolo123]

4. Great pics, thanks for posting. nt

[Judi Lynn]

8. I found this one, which is very interesting. I thought I had posted it above,

but it doesn't seem to be there:

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It's from this website:

http://lamanchaobrera.es/camilo-cienfuegos-heroe-eterno-de-la-patria-de-cuba/

It says that once Camilo planted a tree at the house where his girlfriend lived, which only blooms in October, and they discovered this was the same month he later disappeared.

[Socialistlemur]

5. I read that material in Spanish

I know there's a story which goes Fidel killed Camilo. I know Fidel tried to get senior military officers from the rebel army executed in a secret location. A few managed to escape before they did get shot, and told the story. I heard it from a lady who helped them escape. But there's little written about this. That regime is quite nasty.

[Judi Lynn]

7. How interesting you have such closely guarded, privately held information. n/t

[Mika]

11. lol

Nuttin but poop.