Handwritten and signed letter from Che Guevara to Rogelio Acevedo, written on August 29, 1958 in Las Villas. Written entirely by Ernesto Che Guevara in his own handwriting, with his signature at the end of the document. Guevara Original Autograph

August 1958 was a crucial month in the Cuban Revolution, with clashes occurring in different parts of Cuba, particularly in the mountainous regions of Las Villas, Pinar del Río, the Sierra Maestra, and several other key areas of the country. These engagements were part of the final offensive that would culminate in the rebels’ victory in 1959 and the overthrow of Batista.

Transcription of the letter:

«Las Villas, Agosto 29, 1958

Rogelio:

En estos momentos que acabamos de llegar aquí al campamento, te escribo esta carta para que con tu hermano te dediques a reagrupar la vanguardia y la tengas en punta para que trates de atacar y emboscar el territorio enemigo en la zona conveniente para neutralizar a la soldadesca enemiga en la zona ya dicha y hablada por todos nosotros en la reunión que tuvimos acabados de llegar aquí a la zona para garantizar el orden y la armonía entre nosotros y así lograr una dinámica potencial y «???» para nuestra causa.

Che»

Traduction of the letter:

“Las Villas, August 29, 1958

Rogelio:

At this moment, as we have just arrived here at the camp, I am writing you this letter so that you, together with your brother, can dedicate yourselves to regrouping the vanguard and keep it positioned so that you may try to attack and ambush the enemy territory in the suitable area in order to neutralize the enemy troops in the area already mentioned and discussed by all of us in the meeting we had upon arriving here in the zone, to ensure order and harmony among us and thus achieve a potential dynamic and ‘???’ for our cause.

Che”

25’6 x 16’9 cm.

Document from the Cuban Revolution with Che Guevara’s original signature.