Re: Quarterman Dates

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.org>]

>In re the Cuban's Revolution's ending Jan. 8, 1959, it could equally be 
>argued that that was the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.  Fidel Castro had 
>carried on guerrilla operations against the Batista Regime for about two 
>yeas, and had attempted the first uprising on July 26, 1953. 
>
>Batista fled the country on New Year's 1959.  Having never got close to 
>Havana as a guerrilla leader, Castro took his time arriving in Havana, 
>exulting in the adulation of the mobs as he slowly made his way up the island 
>to the capital arriving there I thought on Jan. 9---but my memory is getting 
>bad.
>
>Before then and until some time later he professed to be just a democratic 
>reformer, one who promised free elections, return to the constitution, etc..  
>His enemies said he would carry out a "watermelon revolution," green on the 
>outside but red inside.
>
>He then proceeded gradually to institute his revolution over a period of some 
>two year, eventually admitting he was a Communist.  Having studied the matter 
>in detail and having been in charge of Cuban affairs in the Department of 
>State, I do not believe he was a Communist when he came to power, but that he 
>drifted into in.

Interesting.  All the external information sounds familiar.
What led you to conclude he was not a communist when he came to power?

>Dane Bowen in Alexandria, Va., researching Bowen, Bacon, Cannon, Carlton 
>(Carleton),  Chaudoin (Chaudoins), Gye (Guy, Guye), Harris, Porter, Luker, 
>Richey (Ritchie, Richie, Ritchey), Sanders (Saunders), Spence, Sloan, Way, 
>Weaver, and Wells families.

John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>
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