Como Llego La Noche: A Memoir of the Cuban Revolution by Huber Matos
Como Llego La Noche (How the Night Came) is a book written by Huber Matos, a Cuban revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro and later became one of his most prominent critics and opponents. The book is a personal account of Matos's involvement in the Cuban Revolution, his disillusionment with Castro's dictatorship, his imprisonment and torture for 20 years, and his exile in the United States. The book was published in Spanish in 2002 and won the XIV Premio Comillas de biografÃa, autobiografÃa y memorias (XIV Comillas Prize for biography, autobiography and memoirs).
The book covers Matos's life from his childhood in Yara, a rural town in eastern Cuba, to his participation in the student movement against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, to his joining the 26th of July Movement led by Castro, to his role as a commander of the rebel army that liberated Santiago de Cuba and entered Havana in 1959. Matos describes his close relationship with Castro and other revolutionary leaders, such as Camilo Cienfuegos and Ernesto "Che" Guevara, as well as his growing concerns about the communist influence and authoritarian tendencies of Castro's regime. Matos also reveals the details of his arrest in October 1959, after he resigned from his post as military governor of CamagÃey province and denounced Castro's betrayal of the democratic ideals of the revolution. He recounts his trial, where he was accused of treason and sedition, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He narrates his harsh conditions in various prisons, where he was subjected to isolation, beatings, hunger strikes, and psychological torture. He also reflects on his faith, his family, his friends, and his fellow prisoners who supported him throughout his ordeal. He finally describes his release in 1979, after serving his full sentence, and his departure to Costa Rica and then to Miami, where he continued to advocate for a free and democratic Cuba.
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