Guevara's column traveled on 28 December 1958 from the coastal port of Caibarién along the road to the town of Camajuaní, which lay between Caibarién and Santa Clara. Their journey was received by cheering crowds of peasants, and Caibarién's capture within a day reinforced the sense among the rebel fighters that overall victory was imminent.
On December 28, 1958, Guevara's column traveled from the coastal port of Caibarién to Camajuaní, a town between Caibarién and Santa Clara. The journey was met with enthusiastic support from local peasants, and the quick capture of Caibarién reinforced the rebels' conviction that victory was imminent.