Mass rally, January 1959, former Spanish Socialist (Loyalist) Colonel Alberto Bayo, trainer of 26th of July guerrillas in Mexico before 1956 landing

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Manuscripts and Archives > Andrew St. George papers (MS 1912) > Series II: Photographs > Cuba > Cuban Revolution and aftermath > Mass rally, January 1959, former Spanish Socialist (Loyalist) Colonel Alberto Bayo, trainer of 26th of July guerrillas in Mexico before 1956 landing

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Title: Mass rally, January 1959, former Spanish Socialist (Loyalist) Colonel Alberto Bayo, trainer of 26th of July guerrillas in Mexico before 1956 landing
Creator: From the Collection: St. George, Andrew, 1924-2001
Published / Created: 1959 January
Description: This is a photograph of Col. Alberto Bayo, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War. The caption on the verso reads: “The man who initiated Che Guevara into guerrilla warfare, former Spanish (Loyalist) Colonel Alberto Bayo (beard, civilian clothes) is shown here in Havana. Bayo trained Che in Mexico in 1956, went to prison briefly for his pains, then became important figure in new Cuba.”
Provenance: Purchased from Jean Szentgyorgyi by the Latin American Curator, June 2009; transferred from the Latin American Curator to Manuscripts and Archives, 2012.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

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Manuscripts and Archives

Call Number

MS 1912

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Box 42, folder 17

Access: Public
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Citation: Andrew St. George Papers (MS 1912). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.