Santiago de Cuba Uprising
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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 2 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.
1956
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Levantamiento en Santiago de Cuba
26th of July Movement, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Cuba,
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Location: 20.0217, -75.8294, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1748 | Battle of Santiago de Cuba | Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1895 | Battle of Dos Ríos | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1898 | Battle of Las Guasimas | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1898 | Battle of El Caney | United States, battle, Spain under the Restoration | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1898 | Battle of San Juan Hill | Spain, United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1898 | Battle of Santiago de Cuba | battle, William Thomas Sampson, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Winfield Scott Schley | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1898 | Siege of Santiago | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1953 | Attack on the Moncada Barracks | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1956 | Santiago de Cuba Uprising | rebellion, 26th of July Movement, Republic of Cuba | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | USS Merrimac | steamship | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca | fortress | Wikidata | |