Granma is the yacht that was used to transport the fighters of the Cuban Revolution to Cuba in 1956. A modern yacht A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning hunt(er)) was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The yacht Granma

Granma is a 60-foot yacht, built in 1943 and designed to accommodate 12 people. It was purchased for the amount of MX$50,000, from a retired U.S. citizen on 10 October 1956 who had named it for his grandmother. Following the sale, it was filled with 82 Cuban exiles under the leadership of Fidel Castro, whose aim was to start a revolution against Fulgencio Batista. Other rebels on the boat (known as the expedicionarios del yate Granma) were Che Guevara and Raúl Castro. In the final days of November 1956, they sailed from the Mexican port of Tuxpan, Veracruz, and landed on the shores of what is now Granma Province on 2 December. A modern yacht A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning hunt(er)) was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ... The peso is the currency of Mexico. ... ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) held the title of Prime Minister [1] of Cuba from 1959, after commanding the attack that overthrew Fulgencio Batista, until 1976, when he became president of Cuba. ... General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (pronounced ) (January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was the de facto military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940 and the de jure President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14, 1928 â€“ October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or el Che, was an Argentine-born physician, Marxist revolutionary, politician, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ... Raúl Castro waving the Cuban flag. ... Tuxpan or Tuxpam (IPA: ) is a name shared by different cities in Mexico. ... Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The yacht is now on permanent display at the Granma Memorial adjacent to the Museum of the Revolution in Havana. A portion of old Oriente Province, where the expedition made landfall, was renamed Granma Province in honor of the vessel; in addition, since its inception, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party has been called Granma. Aerial view of Havana Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... Cuba consists of 14 provinces, plus one special municipality. ... Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. ... 16th Central Committee meeting of the Communist Party of China Central Committee most commonly refers to the central executive unit of a communist party, whether ruling or non-ruling. ... The Communist Party of Cuba (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC) is the ruling party of Cuba. ... Granma is the name of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party. ...

External links

• Landing of the Granma on historyofcuba.com
• Picture of Granma
• ¿Cómo se compró el Yate Granma?
• A photo of the Granma Memorial