Moncada was the second largest military garrison in Cuba. Although Castro's assault failed, it earned him recognition as a leader of the opposition against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Castro's replacement for her nephew as defense minister, Rixi Moncada, will likely be the Libre Party's presidential candidate next year, and observers are concerned that her new position will ...

known as the "heroic city," is considered the cradle of the Cuban Revolution after the Castro brothers launched their rebel cause in 1953 by mounting a failed assault on the city's Moncada barracks.

referring to the failed attack older brother Fidel Castro led against the Moncada army barracks 60 years ago. Fidel considered the father of the Cuban revolution and who had ruled the islands with ...

She was caught in the middle. In July 1953, Castro led a failed attempt to take over the army’s Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. Castro was among those arrested but was spared execution ...

Sunday’s election will offer voters choices of continuation in the form of Castro’s defense minister, Rixi Moncada, who has ...

Moncada was the second largest military garrison in Cuba. Although Castro's assault failed, it earned him recognition as a leader of the opposition against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.