WorldNews Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 By Roberto Ramirez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The man who helped a young Fidel Castro set sail for revolution said on Saturday he was speechless over the death of his old friend, 60 years after he furnished him with a weapons-filled yacht for his historic voyage to Cuba. Mexico City gun dealer Antonio del Conde, nicknamed "The Friend," met Castro in the 1950s and bought him Granma, the boat he used to sail from Mexico to start the insurgency that toppled U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista two years later. "I have no words," del Conde said in an interview at his home in Mexico City. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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