Solidaridad transnacional y conspiración revolucionaria. Cuba, México y el Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres de Guatemala, 1967-1976

Abstract

In this article we illustrate how the emergence and initial steps taken by the Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres de Guatemala (Guatemalan Guerrilla Army of the Poor) were developed within a transnational framework which was characteristic of the Cold War in Latin America. Specifically, we analyze the character and scope of this organization’s relations with the Cuban go-vernment. We also examine its presence and activities within Mexico until 1976. The guerrilla group used Mexico as an operational platform and as a point from which to forge ties with the Latin American revolutionary move-ment. The Mexican government confronted this situation by adhering to the model of the National Security Doctrine promoted by the US government.