He was one of the attackers of Moncada Garrison in Santiago de Cuba in July 26th, 1953. After leaving the military installations he goes back to Granjita Siboney and from there he supported Fidel Castro in his decision of continuing the revolutionary fight. He took part in the expedition of the yatch Granma, from Mexico to Cuba to start the fight. After the surprise attack of Alegría de Pío, on December 5th, 1956 he tries to run away with a group of soldiers but some days later he is caught and murdered. It was in Macagual mountain, in the province of Oriente.

Granjita Siboney

It is around 14 kilometers from the city of Santiago de Cuba, on the road to Playa Siboney. It was the starting point for the young soldiers of the Centenary Generation who, lead by Fidel Castro were involved In the attack to the Moncada Garrison on July 26, 1953. It is a masonry building, painted in white and red with a corridor of arecas from the entrance to the doorway. Today the house is a museum to let people know its history, the previous activities done prior the attack, the development of the facts and their consequences.