” I think, Che  was  not  only
                                  the intellectual,  but  also  the     most
                                  complete person of our epoch.”
                                                                   Jean-Paul
                                  Sartre.


    This is a short essay about Che Guevara's life. It was made in order  to
obtain a good grade for my Writing English class, and, because I had  wanted
to know more about this man. I decided to talk about him,  because  I  think
he is a perfect example of a man who never gives up, no  matter  what,  that
believes in equality for everyone and that is disposed to die, if he has  to
defend his ideals. Nowadays, Che Guevara becomes a legend.  I  am  going  to
talk about his life, and how he died for the world deeply convincing in  his
thoughts. He reflected of his mission in this life like helping  out  others
to be free and to get their rights back  from  oppressive  governments,  and
even though of his failure, his ideals are still alive.
  Ernesto Guevara was born on June 14th,  1928  in  Argentina.  His  parents
were members  of  privileged  middle  class.  Elder  Guevara  engaged  in  a
campaign to stop Nazi propaganda in the  America.  His  mother  was  equally
outspoken. Several times she had been arrested for  her  political  activism
and, like her husband, would always support her  son  in  his  revolutionary
career.
  When Ernesto was 2 years old, he turned asthmatic and his  family  had  to
move to the countryside, where his father tried to  heal  him  teaching  him
sports like football, baseball, swimming, and  rugby.  During  grade  school
Guevara’s decease forced him to receive much of his education at  home  from
his parents. Che became interested in literature,  philosophy  and  physical
activities. Especially, he was fond of travelling.  In  fact,  in  1952,  he
decided to travel through Argentina with a friend riding  a  motorcycle.  In
1947 he entered to the University of Buenos  Aires  in  order  to  become  a
doctor. In 1951, after taking his final exams from the university,  he  made
a much longer journey: he visited Chile,  where  he  met  Salvador  Allende,
Peru, where  he  worked  for  some  weeks  in  the  San  Pablo  leprosarium,
Colombia, where he was arrested but soon released, Venezuela, and Miami.  He
returned home with his absolute sure of one thing, that he did not  want  to
become  a  middle-class  ordinary  doctor.  He  qualified,  specializing  in
dermatology, and went to La Paz, Bolivia,  during  the  National  Revolution
which he condemned as  opportunist,  because  those  revolution  established
proamerican government. From there he went to Guatemala, earning his  living
by writing archaeological articles about Maya ruins.
 In Guatemala, Ernesto worked as a doctor in  a  health  program.  Suddenly,
the American troops invaded Guatemala. In these days  he  became  "Che".  He
got this nickname from some his Cuban friends in 1953.  The  most  important
thing of this trip was that  he  got  to  know  Marx's  theory.  Guatemala’s
government made him outlaw as a dangerous communist and he  escaped  in  the
embassy of Argentina, and two months later, went to Mexico.  He  arrived  to
Mexico on September 21st, 1954.
 There, in Mexico-City, Ernesto met  Fidel  Castro,  who  convinced  him  to
participate in the Cuban Revolution. They began to prepare for a  revolution
in the special camp, where they learned combat and  tactic  training.  After
few months, Fidel decided to invade Cuba. There  were  eighty-two  men  when
they boated in the ship and secretly sail to the  Cuba.  They  got  land  in
December 3, 1956, but were assaulted by Cuban army and, unfortunately,  only
fifteen men survived. Castro’s rebels waited till recovering wounds  in  the
mountains and then started to act. Country population  supported  rebellions
by giving them food and new