Luke LaManna

was no way to escape their only way out was to fight guevara split his small group of men into three squadrons assigning them positions along the narrow ravine for hours there was a tense standoff both sides had their guns trained on the other but neither fired then as two of guevara's men ran to new positions the bolivian soldiers started shooting they killed one of guevara's men

was no way to escape their only way out was to fight guevara split his small group of men into three squadrons assigning them positions along the narrow ravine for hours there was a tense standoff both sides had their guns trained on the other but neither fired then as two of guevara's men ran to new positions the bolivian soldiers started shooting they killed one of guevara's men

Guevara hid behind a boulder at the bottom of the ravine and shot up at the soldiers with the rest of his men. But not long into the battle, a soldier's bullet ricocheted off Guevara's gun and destroyed it, leaving him unarmed. Then, Guevara got hit. One bullet struck his left calf, while another pierced his hat, barely missing his head. Unarmed and wounded, Guevara had to escape.

Guevara hid behind a boulder at the bottom of the ravine and shot up at the soldiers with the rest of his men. But not long into the battle, a soldier's bullet ricocheted off Guevara's gun and destroyed it, leaving him unarmed. Then, Guevara got hit. One bullet struck his left calf, while another pierced his hat, barely missing his head. Unarmed and wounded, Guevara had to escape.

With the help of one of his men, he tried to climb out of the ravine and up a nearby embankment. They hoped that the soldiers would be distracted by the battle and not shoot at them. But Guevara, leading on his comrade for support, made it only a few feet before a Bolivian soldier burst out from the brush. The gun pointed directly at them. The soldier yelled that he had captured two guerrillas.

With the help of one of his men, he tried to climb out of the ravine and up a nearby embankment. They hoped that the soldiers would be distracted by the battle and not shoot at them. But Guevara, leading on his comrade for support, made it only a few feet before a Bolivian soldier burst out from the brush. The gun pointed directly at them. The soldier yelled that he had captured two guerrillas.

A moment later, a captain in the army approached. He asked Guevara his name. Guevara didn't lie. He told him the truth. He was Ernesto Che Guevara. The captain reached into his pocket and pulled out a hand-drawn portrait. He held the portrait next to Guevara's face and checked for a scar behind his ear. A smirk came over the captain's face.

A moment later, a captain in the army approached. He asked Guevara his name. Guevara didn't lie. He told him the truth. He was Ernesto Che Guevara. The captain reached into his pocket and pulled out a hand-drawn portrait. He held the portrait next to Guevara's face and checked for a scar behind his ear. A smirk came over the captain's face.

Without another word, he whipped off his belt and bound Guevara's hands. Then he radioed his superiors that Che Guevara had been captured. The battle raged on around them, gunfire still echoing off the ravine walls. But for Guevara, it was over. Later that evening, Lieutenant Colonel Andres Selich paced the dirt floor of a schoolhouse in the nearby village of La Higuera.

Without another word, he whipped off his belt and bound Guevara's hands. Then he radioed his superiors that Che Guevara had been captured. The battle raged on around them, gunfire still echoing off the ravine walls. But for Guevara, it was over. Later that evening, Lieutenant Colonel Andres Selich paced the dirt floor of a schoolhouse in the nearby village of La Higuera.

Che Guevara lay on the floor in front of him, bloody and wounded, his hands and feet bound, and next to him were the dead bodies of two of his comrades. Another man was being held alive in a separate room. Salic had immediately gotten on a helicopter and flown to La Higuera when he heard the soldiers were holding Guevara.

Che Guevara lay on the floor in front of him, bloody and wounded, his hands and feet bound, and next to him were the dead bodies of two of his comrades. Another man was being held alive in a separate room. Salic had immediately gotten on a helicopter and flown to La Higuera when he heard the soldiers were holding Guevara.

His orders were to keep Guevara in custody until it could be decided if he should live or die. It wasn't an easy decision, so Salic knew he could be there for a while. There was no death penalty in Bolivia, but there also wasn't a prison with strong enough security to hold Guevara if his friends tried to break him out.

His orders were to keep Guevara in custody until it could be decided if he should live or die. It wasn't an easy decision, so Salic knew he could be there for a while. There was no death penalty in Bolivia, but there also wasn't a prison with strong enough security to hold Guevara if his friends tried to break him out.

Killing Guevara would be the most efficient, but Solich knew the Americans might not like that. He was more valuable alive than dead. But Guevara's fate was above Solich's pay grade. For now, Solich was determined to wrest as much information as possible from Guevara about his plans for Bolivia. Salich leaned down and demanded to know why Guevara had targeted Bolivia for his revolution.

Killing Guevara would be the most efficient, but Solich knew the Americans might not like that. He was more valuable alive than dead. But Guevara's fate was above Solich's pay grade. For now, Solich was determined to wrest as much information as possible from Guevara about his plans for Bolivia. Salich leaned down and demanded to know why Guevara had targeted Bolivia for his revolution.

Why hadn't he gone to his own country of Argentina? Guevara didn't explain, though he acknowledged that maybe Argentina would have been better. But whichever country he started with, Guevara argued that communism was the best form of government for Latin America. Salich cut him off. He didn't want to hear Guevara's political rubbish.

Why hadn't he gone to his own country of Argentina? Guevara didn't explain, though he acknowledged that maybe Argentina would have been better. But whichever country he started with, Guevara argued that communism was the best form of government for Latin America. Salich cut him off. He didn't want to hear Guevara's political rubbish.

He argued that Guevara's revolution was doomed and that Bolivians had no desire to fight for communism. He noted that the majority of Guevara's guerrillas were foreigners. Then he asked Guevara his nationality. Was he Cuban or was he Argentine? Guevara answered that he was Cuban, Argentine, Bolivian, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and so on, naming one Latin American nationality after another.

He argued that Guevara's revolution was doomed and that Bolivians had no desire to fight for communism. He noted that the majority of Guevara's guerrillas were foreigners. Then he asked Guevara his nationality. Was he Cuban or was he Argentine? Guevara answered that he was Cuban, Argentine, Bolivian, Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and so on, naming one Latin American nationality after another.