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SPANISH:Martn Daz Tamayo (1904-1995) fue un campesino pinareo analfabeto que ingres en el ejrcito a los 16 aos de edad y ascendi hasta lograr el el rango de mayor general. Durante su carrera militar particip en la Revolucin del 4 de Septiembre de 1933, en el golpe de Estado de Fulgencio Batista el 10 de marzo de 1952 y fue escogido por la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) norteamericana en 1955 para dirigir el Bur Para la Represin de las Actividades Comunistas (BRAC). Sus memorias relatan sus relaciones con Batista durante 25 aos, sealando como lleg a ser el lder militar de la Revolucin de 1933 y detalla la planificacin durante seis meses del golpe de Estado de 1952 y su realizacin. Daz Tamayo era el jefe del Regimiento No. 1 en Santiago de Cuba el 30 de noviembre de 1956 cuando el alzamiento rebelde y el desembarco de Fidel Castro con la expedicin del Granma dos das despus. Describe como se sofoc la insurreccin y por qu Castro sobrevivi y triunf dos aos despus. Tambin explica la fundacin del BRAC y su ineficacia. El general particip a fines de 1958 en una fallida conspiracin de la CIA para capturar a Batista con unos treinta oficiales del campamento Columbia y miembros del Movimiento 26 de Julio que planeaban un gobierno de transicin. En el exilio colabor con la CIA para derrocar al rgimen comunista /1959-1962. ENGLISH:Martin Daz Tamayo (1904-1995) joined the Cuban army at the age of sixteen and rose to the rank of major general. During his lengthy military career, he participated in the Revolution of September 4, 1933, in Fulgencio Batista's coup d'tat on March 10, 1952 and three years later was chosen and trained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to lead the Bureau for the Repression of Communist Activities (BRAC) in Havana. His memoirs describe his relationship with Batista during 25 years, providing a new perspective on how he became the military leader of the Revolution of 1933 and details the planning of the 1952 coup d'tat during six months and its implementation. Daz Tamayo was the chief of Regiment No. 1 in Santiago de Cuba on November 30, 1956, during the rebel uprising and the landing two days later of Fidel Castro s Granma expedition. He describes how the revolt was suppressed as why Castro survived and triumphed two years later. In late 1958, the general participated in a failed CIA conspiracy to capture Batista with some 30 officers from Camp Columbia as well as members of the 26 of July movement who were plotting a transitional government. In exile, he collaborated with the CIA to overthrow the communist regime from 1959 to 1962.
