The Maryland Institute College of Art called this picture "the most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century." īirthplace of Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Rosario Another viewĮrnesto Guevara de la Serna was born in Rosario, Argentina, the eldest of five children in a family of Spanish and Irish descent both his father and mother were of Basque ancestry. An Alberto Korda photo of him (shown) has received wide distribution and modification. Īfter his death, Guevara became an icon of socialist revolutionary movements worldwide. Guevara was summarily executed by the Bolivian Army in La Higuera near Vallegrande on October 9, 1967. Army Special Forces-organized military operation. After serving in various important posts in the new government and writing a number of articles and books on the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare, Guevara left Cuba in 1965 with the intention of fomenting revolutions first in Congo-Kinshasa, and then in Bolivia, where he was captured in a CIA/U.S. Some time later, Guevara joined Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement, which seized power in Cuba in 1959. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion that the region's socioeconomic inequalities could only be remedied by revolution, prompting him to intensify his study of Marxism and travel to Guatemala to learn about the reforms being implemented there by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. As a young man studying medicine, Guevara traveled rough rough throughout Latin America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived.
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (J– October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or el Che, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.
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