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Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison (Día de la Rebeldía Nacional)
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Known in Cuba as Día de la Rebeldía Nacional, this holiday commemorates the July 26, 1953 assault on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba, led by a young Fidel Castro against the government of Fulgencio Batista. Although the attack failed militarily, it is remembered as the opening act of the Cuban Revolution and gave its name to Castro's 26th of July Movement.
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Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison (Día de la Rebeldía Nacional)
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Cuba's Día de la Rebeldía Nacional marks the July 26, 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks led by Fidel Castro, the failed assault that launched the Cuban Revolution.
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Cuba marks the Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada Garrison, a countrywide public holiday known locally as Día de la Rebeldía Nacional — Spanish for National Rebellion Day. It stands alone as the only holiday observed anywhere today, making Cuba the sole country with a public holiday on the calendar for this date, with no regional observances or long weekends attached.
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The holiday's Spanish name, Día de la Rebeldía Nacional, translates literally to National Rebellion Day — a more evocative title than its formal English name, Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada Garrison.
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