▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁after ▁Bat ista ' s ▁flight ▁from ▁Cuba ▁and ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁Castro ' s ▁revolution aries , ▁P ue bla ▁returned ▁to ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁the ▁Care ▁of ▁War ▁Vict ims , ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁she ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁war ▁vict ims ▁from ▁Bat ista ' s ▁regime , ▁Esc amb ray ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁vict ims ▁from ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁P ue bla ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁military ▁roles ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁including ▁st ints ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Care ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁and ▁Mart y rs ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁she ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁general ▁officer ▁in ▁Cuba ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁, ▁P ue bla ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Power , ▁the ▁Cub an ▁parliament . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded