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On July 26, 1953 Fidel Castro helped lead rebel 

attacks on two army barracks   acquire arms and 

ammunition to overthrow Fulgencio Batista 

dictatorship in Cuba. The attack failed, so as a 

result, 68 of the attackers were immediately 

captured, tortured, and then executed. Fidel was 

obtained also but wasn't executed. In May of 1955, 

Batista granted amnesty to all prisoners in which 

Fidel took the opportunity moved his followers to 

Mexico.

The Granma was spotted by a helicopter, and the 

rebels were forced to beach the ship at a spot 

called Playa de los Colorados, near the village of 

"Las Coloradas," about fifteen miles south of the 

designated spot. The new landing area was more 

of a swamp than a beach, and the rebels were 

unable to unload most of their weapons due to the 

muddy waters, the thick undergrowth plant life and 

small crabs.The troops regrouped inland and began 

to move toward the Sierra Maestra, unable to find 

anything to eat that first day. Along the way, 

peasants and farmers gave them food and water, 

until on December 5, betrayed by their guide, the 

rebels were ambushed at Alegría de Pío.

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