Few know of the daring and revolutionary work of Alfredo Álvarez Mola, not only in the communication between Camagüey and the Sierra Maestra, but also in the Column #2 under the command of Camilo Cienfuegos, where Álvarez Mola helped with its advance to the West, contacting his collaborators and tracing the future routes to follow at night, to mobe without being detected.

When leaving the troop heading west, from Ciego de Ávila he returned to take refuge in the Finca San Miguelito in Najasa, his purpose was to join another group, but it was then that a betrayal ruined his plans and his life, a few days after the Revolutionary Triumph.

The murder

After multiple blows to the skull, they shot him dead. His small body was dismembered and buried in an aluminum milk jug, in areas of the farm, where they believed that no one would find it; but a short time later, an agricultural worker filed a report and finally his executioners were tried by the revolutionary court and his remains received the well-deserved tribute of the people.

Bebo’s memories

When Alfredito was assassinated, because of the snitch with the last name Basulto, Bebo (José Ramón Márquez) bank worker and member of Alfredo’s detachment, driven by the great admiration he felt for his comrade in struggle, dedicated himself to guarding his memories and doing justice to undue death.

That is why with the revolutionary triumph he managed, together with other colleagues, including Mario Herrero Toscano, to exhume his lost remains on the San Miguelito farm and bring them to the General Cemetery of Camagüey, where they rest in a dignified pantheon.

This great friend is still present in the bank workers of Camagüey, faithful to his memory and to all the admiration that in life they professed for their boss in the clandestine cell, who was not only a guide in their ideals but also that sincere friend, who left this world at a very young age and without a proper farewell.

Translated by: Aileen Álvarez García