1959 revolt
According to the "Guardian", "Their road trip awoke in Guevara a social consciousness and political convictions that would turn him into one of the iconic revolutionaries of the 20th century." The trip is widely believed to have inspired Guevara to go to Cuba and join Fidel Castro in his 
 against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Che Guevara's ''Motorcycle Diaries'' companion dies