Aftermath of The Attack
Castro, a qualified lawyer, used his time in prison to write a speech entitled History Will Absolve Me. The speech was smuggled out page by page to a friend from the 26th of July attack, Haydée Santamaria, and later published.
The battle damage to the Moncada Barracks was quickly repaired by the military. After the revolution, the fortress was converted into a school on January 28, 1960. Three weeks earlier, Fidel Castro personally drove the bulldozer that demolished the crenelated outer walls. In 1978, Castro ordered the massive perimeter walls rebuilt and converted half of the main building into the 26 of July Historical Museum.
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