fidel castro and other moncadistas went into exile. castro went to mexico, where he met ernesto guevara. in 1956, fidel and raul castro, juan almeida bosque, ramiro valdés menéndez, guevara, and camilo cienfuegos went back to cuba to support the cells there. after two years of guerilla fighting, fulgencio batista fled from cuba, in 1959.