| Santiago de Cuba Uprising | |||||||||
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| Part of Cuban Revolution | |||||||||
 Santiago de Cuba | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Republic of Cuba |
 26th of July Movement | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Fulgencio Batista |
Frank País Celia Sánchez Haydée Santamaría Jose “Pepito” Tey † Otto Parellada † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Cuban Police | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Less than 200[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | At least 3 killed[3] | ||||||||
The Santiago de Cuba uprising was an armed uprising organized by the 26th of July Movement on 30 November 1956 in Santiago de Cuba. It was planned by Haydée Santamaría, Celia Sánchez, and Frank País. The rebellion occurred on 30 November and was meant to take place in conjunction with the Landing of the Granma, which was expected to land in Cuba five days after departing from Mexico. A reception party was assigned to wait for the rebels during the uprising at the lighthouse at Cape Cruz with trucks and 100 men. After this, the plan was that they would raid the towns of Niquero and Manzanillo together, after which they would escape into the Sierra Maestra to conduct guerilla warfare. However, due to choppy weather, the Granma had landed two days late on 2nd December, and as a result, the supporting uprising was left isolated and was quickly destroyed. As a result of this, the rebels had lost the element of surprise, and the military was put on high alert in the region.[4]
- ^ MacLean, Betsy (2003). Haydée Santamaría: Woman Guerilla Leader in Cuba Whose Passion for Art and Revolution Inspired Latin America's Cultural Renaissance. Ocean Press. ISBN 978-1-876175-59-7.
- ^ a b "18. Despatch From the Consulate at Santiago de Cuba to the Department of State". history.state.gov.
- ^ "1956 armed uprising in Santiago de Cuba remembered – Escambray".
- ^ Maclean, Betsy (2003). Haydée Santamaría: Woman Guerilla Leader in Cuba Whose Passion for Art and Revolution Inspired Latin America's Cultural Renaissance. Ocean Press. ISBN 978-1-876175-59-7.