Che and Fidel
Che eventually left Argentina and made his way up north as as far as Mexico. Here, he met Fidel Castro. Castro fled to Mexico to plan his Cuban Revolution after being released from prison in Cuba. Castro invited Che to join his revolution, which was, of course, accepted. However, the two were seen arrested by the Mexican government for conspiring to overthrow Fulgencio Bautista. While in prison, Che was fairly open to his captors about his political views being those of Marxism. Fidel struggled with this, as he knew that having relations to communism would hurt his revolution during the Cold War. Fidel was eventually released in July of 1954. However, thanks to his strong political opinions, Che was forced to remain in prison. The Argentine told his comrade to go on without him, but Castro refused to continue without Che's help. In mid-August, Che was freed thanks to some bribing done by Fidel. Che later wrote that Fidel had done "some things for the sake of friendship which, we could almost say, comprised his revolutionary attitude" (Anderson 196). It became clear at this time that not only was Fidel fond of Che for his friendship, but
for his ability to aid the revolution through any means possible.
image: (Anderson 191)
info: (Anderson 189-196)
for his ability to aid the revolution through any means possible.
image: (Anderson 191)
info: (Anderson 189-196)