The Bolivian Diary

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  Rolando. See REYES RODRÍGUEZ, ELISEO (Rolando or Captain San Luis).

  ROSALES, TOMÁS. A Bolivian, who, after being tortured, was sentenced to death by hanging in the Camiri prison.

  ROTH, GEORGE ANDREW. British-Chilean photographer. With a special authorization from the Bolivian Army, Roth was able to move around the war zone and on April 19, 1967, made contact with and was captured by the guerrilla force in the vicinity of Lagunillas. The following day, he left the area, in the company of Debray and Bustos, and was captured by the Bolivian Army. He was freed 80 days later. There is strong speculation that Roth might have been a CIA agent.

  Rubio. See SUÁREZ GAYOL, JESÚS (Félix or Rubio).

  SALDAÑA, RODOLFO (Rodolfo). Born in Sucre, Bolivia, in 1932. A former member of the PCB, he was among the first to receive military training in Cuba and was one of the four initially assigned by Mario Monje to work with the Cuban liaisons. He actively participated in the preparations for military action and met with Che at the Ñacahuazú farm on November 20, 1966. He was initially assigned to urban work, but in his January 26 diary entry, Che wrote that Saldaña would join the guerrilla force in 15 days, but this did not occur. He was captured in 1968 and set free in 1970, in exchange for the German hostages captured by the guerrilla fighters at Teoponte.

  Salustio. See CHOQUE CHOQUE, SALUSTIO (Salustio).

  San Luis, Captain. See REYES RODRÍGUEZ, ELISEO (Rolando or Captain San Luis).

  SÁNCHEZ DÍAZ, ANTONIO (Marcos or Pinares). Born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, in 1927. From a rural family, he was a construction worker for many years. He fought in the Sierra Maestra, reaching the rank of major. He occupied top military posts and was a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. He arrived at the Ñacahuazú farm on November 20, 1966, and was initially appointed by Che as head of the vanguard detachment. Severely admonished for his errors, he was later transferred to the rear guard, as a rank and file soldier. When Che threatened to expel him from the guerrilla forces, he responded by saying: “I’d rather be shot!” He was killed in an ambush on June 2, 1967, in the Bella Vista region, while fulfilling a mission of delivering supplies for the group headed by Joaquín.

  SÁNCHEZ VALDIVIA, RUBÉN. A Bolivian Army major when he was captured by the guerrilla forces at the ambush in Iripití. Years later, he admitted to have been the person who provided the press with the ELN’s Communiqué No. 1, the only one to be made public. Sánchez had to go into exile, where he established a relationship with left-wing sectors. Subsequently, he rejoined the Bolivian Armed Forces. After leaving active service, Sánchez became a regional leader of the Free Bolivia Movement (MBL) in Cochabamba.

  Serafín or Serapio. See AQUINO TUDELA, SERAPIO (Serapio or Serafín).

  SILES SALINAS, LUIS ADOLFO. Vice-president of Bolivia 1966-69 and briefly president in 1969.

  SILVA BOGADO, AUGUSTO. A captain in the Bolivian Army captured during the ambush that occurred on March 23, 1967.

  Simón Rodríguez. See REYES RIVERA, SIMÓN (Simón Rodríguez).

  SIMÓN, PAUL. Peasant farmer met en route to Muyupampa who cooperated with the guerrillas.

  STAMPONI CORINALDESI, LUIS FAUSTINO. Argentine revolutionary and member of the Socialist Party.

  SUÁREZ GAYOL, JESÚS (Félix or Rubio). Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1936. He actively participated in the underground struggle and later in the Rebel Army, reaching the rank of captain. He occupied top-ranking positions in the revolutionary government and was a member of the central committee of the PCC. He arrived at the Ñacahuazú farm on December 19, 1966, and was assigned to the rear guard. He died in combat on April 10, 1967, in an action in Iripití, in which the Bolivian Army suffered 11 casualties. He was the first guerrilla fighter to fall in combat in the Bolivian campaign.

  TAMAYO NÚÑEZ, LEONARDO (Urbano). Born in Bayamo, Cuba, in 1941. He fought in the Sierra Maestra, attaining the rank of captain. He arrived at the Ñacahuazú farm at the end of November 1966 and later belonged to the center group. He survived the battle at Quebrada del Yuro, and together with Pombo and Benigno managed to leave Bolivia via Chile in February 1968. He returned to Cuba on March 6, 1968.

  Tania. See BUNKE BIDER, HAYDÉE TAMARA (Tania).

  TAPIA ARUNI, EUSEBIO (Eusebio). An Aymará peasant farmer from Alto Beni in Bolivia and a member of the PCB. He joined the guerrilla struggle on January 21, 1967, together with Wálter and Benjamín. He was discharged from the guerrilla forces on March 25, 1967, together with three others belonging to what was known as the reject group and subsequently deserted.

  Tuma. See COELLO, CARLOS (Tuma or Tumaini).

  Tumaini. See COELLO, CARLOS (Tuma or Tumaini).

  Urbano. See TAMAYO NÚÑEZ, LEONARDO (Urbano).

  VACA MARCHETTI, LORGIO (Carlos). Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in 1934. He was a member of the PCB and participated in trade union activities. He decided to join the guerrilla struggle while studying in Cuba and upon his arrival at the Ñacahuazú farm, on December 11, 1966, was assigned to the rearguard detachment. He drowned on March 16, 1967, while crossing the Río Grande, when returning from a reconnaissance mission. Che wrote in his diary that Carlos “was considered the best man among the Bolivians in the rear guard due to his seriousness, discipline, and enthusiasm.”

  VARGAS, GREGORIO. A Bolivian peasant who acted as a guide for the guerrilla force.

  VÁZQUEZ VIAÑA, HUMBERTO (Humberto). A Bolivian and Loro’s brother, he participated in the guerrilla movement’s urban network in 1967. Avoiding persecution, he left the country and participated in the first stage of the reorganization of the ELN in Cuba. He adopted dissident positions that led him to break with the organization and, together with Ramiro Aliaga Saravia, wrote the mimeographed document Bolivia: ensayo de revolución continental in Paris in 1970.

  VÁZQUEZ VIAÑA, JORGE (Bigotes, Loro, or Jorge). Born in La Paz, Bolivia, in 1939. He was an activist in the PCB, participating in its military apparatus. He was a close friend of Inti Peredo, with whom he participated in various military actions. Along with Coco Peredo, he pretended to be in charge of the Ñacahuazú farm. When his identity was revealed in November 1966, Che asked Vázquez to join the guerrilla force. Following the action at the Coripote farm, near Taperillas, on April 22, 1967, he became isolated and lost. He was involved in a clash with the Bolivian Army, inflicting two fatalities, and was finally wounded and captured on April 29. He was taken to the hospital at Camiri where he was interrogated by top military officials and CIA agents. A month later, it was announced that he had escaped and was tried in absentia together with Régis Debray and Ciro Bustos; by this time, however, rumors were already circulating that he had been killed.

  VELAZCO MONTAÑO, JULIO (Pepe). A Bolivian who joined the guerrilla movement as part of Moisés Guevara’s group. He deserted from the rearguard detachment to which he had been assigned. He was captured by the Bolivian Army, tortured, and shot on May 23, 1967.

  Víctor. See CONDORI VARGAS COCHI, CASILDO (Víctor).

  VIDES, MARTÍN. A Bolivian peasant met by the guerrillas en route to Muyupampa. According to Che’s comments in his diary, he was the “rich man” of the area.

  VILLA, Don REMBERTO. Owner of the Ñacahuazú farm, who sold it to Roberto Peredo (Coco).

  VILLEGAS TAMAYO, HARRY (Pombo). Born in Yara, Granma province, Cuba. He was a veteran of the Sierra Maestra and the Congo. He arrived in Bolivia in July 1966 and was in charge of the guerrilla force’s final military preparations. He traveled with Che, in two jeeps, from La Paz to the Ñacahuazú farm, together with Tuma, Pacho, and Loro, between November 4 and 6, 1966. He was part of the center group and, after the battle at Quebrada del Yuro, along with Inti, Darío, Benigno, and Urbano, he was able to break through the encirclement; later they were protected by the peasants. With the assistance of the PCB, they first went to Cochabamba, and from Oruro the three Cuban survivors reached the Chilean border, arriving back in Cuba on March 6, 1968.

  Vado del Yeso (Puerto Mauricio). Sit
e of the ambush of Joaquín’s guerrilla group on August 31, 1967.

  Vilo. See ACUÑA NÚÑEZ, JUAN VITALIO (Joaquín or Vilo).

  Wálter. See ARANCIBIA AYALA, WÁLTER (Wálter).

  Willy. See CUBA SANABRIA, SIMEÓN (Willy).

  YPFB. Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (Bolivian State Petroleum Reserves).

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