Today the enemy aims precisely at young people, tries to inoculate the germ of consumerism and indifference, and it is not possible to underestimate that risk.
The example of José Antonio EcheverrÃa is a talisman against the imperial colossus. This March 13 marks the 62nd anniversary of the fall of the student leader who made common cause with Fidel to guide the youth.
When he left Radio Reloj, Manzanita, as he was affectionately known among university students, was traveling in a car in the seat next to the driver, with the door half-open and a pistol in his hand.
The young revolutionary harangued the students; he said that the tyrant was cornered, and repeated: "'For the university to fight, for the university to fight." His intention was to become strong there, and offer resistance.
In the opposite direction to the car in which the young people traveled, almost at the entrance of the Calixto GarcÃa hospital, a patrol car of the regime appears, and the crossfire begins. Three of the boys manage to jump the wall towards the university, but José Antonio did not have time, he received a shot when getting out of the car, and he fell.
When Manzanita came down from the Alma Mater dragged whoever happened to be nearby, he was very reckless, summoned the students before leaving for demonstrations and place himself at the vanguard with his executive, after which the crowd marched.
Sometimes they left with chairs and desks on their shoulders to make barricades and interrupt traffic. Other times, some of them would board the buses at one point, spread printed propaganda and descend at the next stop.
The actions led by José Antonio on March 13, 1957 responded to the Charter of Mexico, the most important unitary pact of the entire insurrectional struggle against Fulgencio Batista, signed by the two main figures of that revolutionary generation, José Antonio EcheverrÃa and Fidel Castro and their respective organizations, the Revolutionary Directorate (DR) and the July 26 Movement (M-26-7).
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