He arrived in Guatemala in early 1954 to see what a revolutionary government could do for its people. When Arbenz was toppled, Guevara sought refuge in the Argentine Embassy in Guatemala City. Eventually he made his way to Mexico City, where in November 1955 he met Fidel Castro. Though it remains unclear whether Guevara was already a communist, the events in Guatemala solidified his commitment to revolution and his anti-American sentiments. As he was later to say, “I was born in Argentina, I fought in Cuba, and I became a revolutionary in Guatemala.”
