One Day in December: Celia Sánchez and the Cuban Revolution

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by Nancy Stout


  Pilón landing planned by Pilón, 54–55

  in Pino del Agua, 227

  planning return to Cuba by, 73–75

  as president of Non-Aligned Movement, 424

  proposes marriage to Celia, 356, 373–74

  Rebel army under, 123–24

  relationship between Celia and, 379–80

  rumors of death of, 116, 137, 138

  Sánchez making decisions for, 429

  in Santiago, 317–18

  in Sierra Maestra, 133–39, 142

  sugarcane harvested by, 406

  Taber interview with, 173, 178–80, 182–84

  in talks to end war, 316

  at Tejeda’s house, 120–21

  telephone system set up for, 273–75

  37th birthday of, 379

  on tourism in Cuba, 336

  26th of July Movement founded by, 31

  at United Nations, 363–67, 426, 427

  in United States, 333, 334–35

  upgrading of shack of, 398–99

  at Uvero battle, 185–87, 187

  Walker on Celia and, 10–12

  on war with U.S., 277–78

  Zapata Swamp project of, 339–40, 340, 341

  Castro, Juanita (Fidel’s sister), 399

  Castro, Lydia (Fidel’s sister), 351

  Castro, Mariela, 412

  Castro, Rafael, 226–29, 236, 237

  Castro, Ramon (Fidel’s brother), 316, 399

  Castro, Raúl (Fidel’s brother), 122, 123, 181, 430

  during Bay of Pigs invasion, 371

  at Celia’s funeral, 437

  on Granma, 106

  on Eutimio Guerra, 133

  gun conversation of, 124

  in Havana, 326

  letters to Celia from, 190

  marries, 330

  at Matthews interview with Fidel, 149, 170

  meets Celia, 144

  at military trial, 246

  photograph of, 178

  Sardiñas and, 250

  in Sierra Maestra, 138, 266–67

  at Uvero battle, 186, 187

  Castro Mercador, Raúl, 280

  Catholic Church, 70, 252, 384

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 431

  Guillermo Álvarez recruited by, 385, 387

  Bay of Pigs invasion and, 373

  Cuban exiles recruited by, 352

  Lorenz working with, 354

  Ochoa on invasion attempts by, 386

  Cervea, Arsenio, 319

  Chamon, Faure, 262–63, 265, 328

  Chao, Rafael, 117

  Chaviano, Alberto del Rio, 71

  Chelala (priest), 250

  Chibás, Eduardo, 94, 97–98

  death of, 217

  funeral for, 213

  as head of Orthodox Party, 32, 33

  photograph of, 99

  on tourism in Cuba_, 337

  Chibás, Raúl, 201–2

  Cienfuegos, Camilo, 117, 123, 138, 305

  archives of, 278

  in Havana, 318, 329

  at La Plata, 289

  in Las Vegas battle, 282

  leaves Havana, 330

  meets Celia, 144

  as platoon leader, 177, 178, 181

  Sardiñas and, 251

  supplies obtained by, 267

  in United States, 334

  at Uvero battle, 186

  Cienfuegos (Cuba): military mutiny in, 224, 235

  cigars, 15, 335

  Cohiba factory for, 399–401

  Civic Resistance Movement, 202, 209, 214

  Civic Revolutionary Front, 205

  Cleever (gardener), 28, 31, 410–11

  Clerge, Luis, 89, 192

  Coello, Cota, 120

  Cohiba cigars, 15, 399–401

  Colas Carvajal, Orlando, 70

  Colomé Ibarra, Abelardo: photograph of, 178

  Coltman, Leycester, 335

  Columbus, Christopher, 50

  Commandancia (headquarters), 269, 293, 295–304

  photographs of, 298

  Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs), 374

  Communist Party (Cuba): Celia on Central Committee of, 391

  Congo, 366

  Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor, 394–98

  Cordova, Gonzalo, 356–60, 363–64, 426

  Coroneaux, Baulio (“Cordolun”), 314

  Corrales, Raúl, 15, 355, 378, 433

  archives preserved by, 381

  arrrest of, 367–69

  Celia photographed by, 333, 347

  on Celia’s projects, 336

  Eugenia Palomares’s wedding photographed by, 432

  Cortés, Hernán, 50

  Corynthia (boat), 185

  Cossío, Randol, 71–73, 329

  Council of State, 381

  Cowley, Fermin, 215, 257, 258

  Crespo, Luis, 106, 261

  in Fidel’s squadron, 181

  photographs of, 178, 347

  Cruz, Reinaldo, 310–12

  Cruz, Soledad, 398

  Cuadras, Gloria, 71, 89, 93

  Cuba: Batista flees, 316

  Bay of Pigs invasion of, 371–73

  emigrations to United States from, 383–85

  hosting Non-Aligned Movement conference, 424–25

  maps of, 20, 21, 249

  tourism in, 336–37

  United States embargo of, 370

  Cuco (dressmaker), 425, 431, 438

  Cuesta, Tony, 385–87

  Dampier, Onelio, 311

  Daniel, see Ramos Latour, Rene (Daniel)

  de la Rosa, Enrique, 104, 111

  del Valle, Amado, 309

  del Valle, Raúl, 312

  del Valle, Sergio, 437

  Diaz, Eneida, 310

  Diaz, Epifánio, 140

  Diaz, Julio, 186

  Diaz, Mario, 150

  Diaz-Belart, Mirta (Fidel’s wife), 327

  Diaz Fontaine, Carlitos, 70

  Directorio Estudiantil, 328

  Doce, Lydia, 11, 305

  Ché and, 252–53, 267

  death of, 311–12

  in Havana, 308–11

  photograph of, 251

  Manuel Sánchez and, 273, 282

  doctors, 248

  Domitro, America, 53, 207

  after death of País, 210, 212

  Domitro, Taras, 87–89, 96, 181, 192

  as País’s bodyguard, 189

  after País’s death, 210, 212

  Dorticos, Osvaldo, 379, 386, 437

  Dosal, Paul J., 303

  Duque de Estrada, Arturo, 140, 177–80

  Duque de Heredia, Oscar Asensio, 83, 86–89, 91

  Eastern Revolutionary Action, 52

  Echevarria, Juan Francisco, 138, 139, 146

  Echevarria, Manuel, 42

  Echeverria, José Antonio, 172–73, 262, 328

  education, 348–50, 392

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 334, 365, 366, 370

  elections: Cuban, of 1954, 101

  U.S., of 1960, 370

  El Jigue (Cuba), Battle of, 289, 293, 327

  El Laguito cigar factory, 399–401

  Enamorado, Florentino, 135, 136

  Enríques, Carlos, 76

  Escalona, Ana Irma, 122, 130–31, 167, 168, 410

  Lamoru Preval children and, 393

  Eugenia Palomares and, 375, 376

  on Eugenia Palomares’s wedding, 432–33

  Escalona, Cira, 114, 128

  Escalona, Delio, 270

  Escalona, Dermidio, 52, 247, 326

  Escalona, Enrique, 79, 125, 139–40, 147, 173–74

  on Fidel’s security, 152

  in rebel army, 178, 233

  Espín, Abel, 12

  Espín, Vilma, 12, 87–88, 140, 160, 206, 357

  on death of Frank País, 208–10

  on Fidel’s security, 152

  at Matthews interview with Fidel, 147, 148

  at meeting of directors, 274

  on Frank País’s funeral, 213

  on strike in Santiago, 215r />
  Estrada, Arturo Duque de, 82, 293

  Ezekiel (adopted son), 407, 408, 417–18

  Fair Play for Cuba Committee, 365–66

  Fajardo, Manuel, 84, 120, 121, 298

  in Fidel’s squadron, 181

  Eutimio Guerra and, 150–51

  in Niquero, 87, 88, 93, 96

  in Sierra Maestra, 125–26, 138

  Farmers’ Militia, 123

  Federation of Cuban Women, 12

  Feliu, Andres, 70

  Fernández, Argelia, 17, 18, 337

  Fernández, Caridad, 130, 161

  Fernández, Elbia (second cousin), 43–44, 47–49, 49, 59–60, 349, 350

  Fernández, Marcelo, 238, 274

  Fernandez, Pilar, 261

  Fernández, Roberto, 337, 339, 397

  Fernández, Wilfredo (second cousin), 63

  Fernández Soriano, Wilfredo, 369

  Ferrales, Rosa, 261

  Figueroa, María Antonia, 60–61, 71, 80, 89, 345, 349

  on Celia’s image, 332

  on Frank País’s death, 208, 210

  on Josué País’s death, 207

  on Frank País’s acquittal, 182

  on relationship of Celia and Fidel, 380

  visits Manuel Sánchez, 282

  Finca Rosalia (rice plantation), 157–58

  map of, 159

  Fiorini, Frank (Sturgis), 279, 354

  Florida, 383–85

  Flynn, Errol, 26, 200

  Font, Rodríguez, 207

  Franqui, Carlos, 124, 401–5

  Freedman, Emanuel R., 135

  Frias, Ciro, 142, 143, 147, 150–51

  Fuentes, Gregorio, 354

  Fuentes, Ramon (Escambray; adopted son), 407, 408

  furniture, 363–64

  Galvan, Joaquin, 378

  García, Guillermo, 57–59, 66, 74, 96, 121

  Castro under protection of, 120–22

  as contact person for Fidel, 85

  at fiftieth anniversary celebration, 124

  photograph of, 178

  in Sierra Maestra, 125–26, 135, 138

  at Uvero battle, 186

  García, Rosário, 11, 52, 56

  death of Frank País (son), 209, 210

  at Frank País’s funeral, 207, 214

  García, Sebastian, 253

  García Martínez, Calixto, 330

  García Reyes, Antonio (Tony) Luis (adopted son), 395, 406–10, 414–15, 418–19, 429

  in Angola, 419–21, 420

  marriage of, 425–26

  Garvey, Michael, 180

  Ginsberg, Allen, 366

  Girona, Celia (cousin), 16, 285, 286

  in New York, 183–84

  at United Nations, 364

  Girona, Inez (cousin), 285, 286, 306, 390

  in New York, 183–84

  at United Nations, 363, 364

  Girona, Júlio (cousin), 286

  at Mongo’s farm, 68–69

  in New York, 183–84

  at United Nations, 363, 364, 367

  Giróna, Mario, 362

  as architect for Comandancia, 296

  as architect for Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor, 16, 393–96

  as architect for Fidel’s shack, 398–99

  as architect for Guama Tourist Center, 339–43, 341

  as architect for José Martí International Airport terminal, 413

  Celia’s memorial designed by, 438

  on Celia’s personality, 345

  Giron prisoners, 384

  Gómez, Dolly, 296, 301, 362, 399, 413, 438

  González, Candido, 123

  González, Emilia Tamayo, 400

  Gonzalez, Ernestina, 18, 27–28, 70

  cooking for children in household, 408, 409

  Eugenia Palomares and, 375, 376

  Eugenia Palomares wedding arranged by, 430, 432

  González, Ernestina, 328

  González, Francisco, 117

  Gore, Albert, Sr., 370

  Grad, Dan, 363–64

  Grajales, António, 51

  Grajales, Josué Maceo, 51

  Grajales, Maríana, 51, 303, 307

  Grana, 110

  Granma (boat): arrives in Cuba, 102–3, 106

  confiscated, 110

  en route to Cuba, 90, 92, 93, 97

  leaves Mexico, 82

  purchased by Fidel, 73

  stolen maps from, 221

  Grau, Ramón, 33

  Guama Tourist Center, 340, 341

  Guantánamo (Cuba), 180, 200, 254

  Guardia, Amparo de la, 100

  Guerra, Agustín, 76, 267

  Guerra, Eutimio, 133–39, 145–46, 150–51

  Guerra Matos, Felipe, 205, 240–41

  arrests of, 171, 175

  Celia on, 235

  on Celia’s clandestine life, 127–29

  as Celia’s helper, 152, 155, 179

  on Eutimio Guerra, 151

  in Havana, 326

  on Matthews interview with Fidel, 139, 147–49

  meets Celia, 115, 116

  money raised by, 125

  Moran and, 154, 195

  in Palma Soriano, 315

  on rumors of Fidel’s death, 138

  in Santiago, 317

  sent by Fidel to get Celia, 236

  Taber interview with Fidel and, 173–74

  Guevara, Ché, 11, 51, 123, 270, 305

  on ambush at Alegria de Pio, 117

  in battle with Quevedo, 293

  during Bay of Pigs invasion, 371

  Celia and, 329–30, 330, 369

  Doce and, 252–53, 267, 308

  on Doce and Acosta’s deaths, 312

  in Fidel’s squadron, 181

  in Havana, 318

  health of, 266

  home life of, 343, 344

  at La Plata, 288–89

  at Las Vegas battle, 278–82

  marries, 330

  meets Celia, 144

  Moran and, 153–54, 181

  new recruits trained by, 169–70

  on País, 53

  in Pino del Agua, 227

  on Manuel Sánchez’s death, 282, 283

  in Sierra Maestra, 136, 138

  at Uvero battle, 188

  Guggenheim, Harry F., 401

  Guisa (Cuba), Battle of, 313–16

 

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