A cikin kwanaki na ƙarshe na Disamba 1958, aikin Guevara shi ne ya yanke tsibirin a rabi ta hanyar karɓar lardin Las Villas. A cikin 'yan kwanaki ya aiwatar da jerin "nasara na dabaru" wanda ya ba shi iko da duk amma babban birnin lardin Santa Clara. Guevara ya jagoranci "rukunin kashe kansa" a harin Santa Clara, wanda ya zama nasarar soja ta ƙarshe na juyin juya halin. A cikin makonni shida har zuwa yakin akwai lokutan da aka kewaye mutanensa gaba ɗaya, kewaye da shi, kuma ya wuce. Guevara ya fara tafiya mai wuya na makonni 7, kawai yana tafiya da dare don kauce wa kwanton bauna kuma sau da yawa ba ya cin abinci na kwanaki da yawa. A cikin kwanaki na ƙarshe na Disamba 8, 1958, aikin Guevara ya yanke tsibirin a rabi ta hanyar ɗaukar lardin Las Villas. A cikin 'yan kwanaki ya aiwatar da jerin "nasara masu nasara" wanda ya ba shi iko da duk amma babban birnin lardin Santa Clara.
2 ga Yuni, 1959