A plane went after him. His assistant and a student were out in the field plowing. Because of their tractor's noise they did not realize that they were being machine-gunned until after the plane had roared by. Professor Taylor was having his own private devotions in a bamboo grove when he saw a plane head for him. He jumped into a nearby ditch. When the plane persisted in its aim, he swam up the creek, with only his head above water, and remained so until the shooting was over. Everyone prayed. There were no injuries among the people, or the animals. That night the government fell and Castro had won. The rebel doctors and troops were still with them on Thursday, January 1, 1959. One hundred and eighty ate supper with them that night. A few days later, in a celebration across the road at the university, the college's choir took part. (Che) Guevara came and the new premier, Fidel Castro, also was in the audience. Move to Puerto Rico On New Year's Day, 1959, it seemed that the College would be able to continue on with its program in Cuba as the new Cuban leadership allowed it to operate with no restrictions. However, three years later after all other religious institutions had been closed or severely restricted, the new Cuban government closed the school, December 15, 1961. For the 1961–1962 school year, Antillian College had two campuses; one in Cuba, the other in Puerto Rico. By March, 1962, the Cuban government allowed a seminary to continue operating on the Cuban campus. The Puerto Rican campus experienced some rapid growth as the flow of students for the new school year shifted to that school. History since 1961 Antillean Adventist University celebrated 60 years of its founding in a rebranding ceremony on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 where it presented its new official name: Antillean University. See also List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools References Further reading External links Official website Universities and colleges affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church Universities and colleges in Puerto Rico Educational institutions established in 1946 Educational institutions established in 1957 Education in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1946 establishments in Puerto Rico 1957 establishments in Puerto Rico