Why Was Batista's Last Cuban Leader?

As Fidel Castro fished in his favorite bay on the Southern coast of Cuba, he couldn’t have envisioned that in the very same place he would win the most defining battle of his leadership. Ruling an island with barely over 7 million inhabitants, he knew that his actions would be under global scrutiny as the world divided itself into two opposing halves. He knew that he had to be careful with what he did with his own country, as well as stay wary of what other leaders did with their countries, too. This wariness, once seen as paranoia by his own people, became the very reason why they rallied behind him and supported the expulsion of General Batista for good. This wariness, once seen as unwarranted hostility, became the reason why Castro overcame
However, Batista’s esteem soon disintegrated as it became apparent that he was determined to dictate Cuba at all costs. Overriding the entire election process, Batista seized power through a military coup and silenced political opponents through terror and censorship; notably, Socarrás would be the last Cuban leader to ever be voted into presidency. Yet despite Batista’s callous tactics, the United States government continued to support him, because Batista was friendly to foreign economic involvement and America had a large number of businesses and property in Cuba. During John. F. Kennedy’s presidential campaigning in 1960, he said:
At the beginning of 1959, United States companies owned about 40 percent of the Cuban sugar lands—almost all the cattle ranches—90 percent of the mines and mineral concessions—80 percent of the utilities—practically all the oil industry—and supplied two-thirds of Cuba’s
By having to craft an effective offensive assault that couldn’t openly be associated with the United States government, the CIA had to choose stealth over safety. Despite the city of Trinidad having many more favorable characteristics, the Invasion took place at the Bay of Pigs instead. This heightened focus on secrecy also paved way for general carelessness about other aspects of the operation, such as the CIA mistaking the coral reefs around the Bay of Pigs for seaweed. However, the CIA’s largest mistake was its gross misconception of inland-Cuban opposition against Castro. The entire foundation of the operation relied on the fact that other Cubans would join the exiles in a revolt to uproot Castro’s regime, but, instead, it ended up doing the exact opposite: it cemented it. Stirring fear within Cuba about American imperialistic conquests, the Bay of Pigs Invasion made Castro stronger than ever by validating the accusation of the United States as a foreign aggressor. On EcuRed, a Cuban online newspaper, Cuban nationals described the Bay of Pigs Invasion as “La primera gran derrota del Imperialismo yanki en América Latina,” which translates to “The first major defeat of Yankee Imperialism in Latin America.” In the end, the United States had to give Cuba more than 50 million dollars of baby food and pharmaceutical medicine for the release of the imprisoned