▁A ten ción ▁a ▁Com bat ientes ) ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Cuba ' s ▁parliament , ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Power , ▁representing ▁Hav ana . ▁During ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution , ▁P ue bla ▁fought ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁F idel ▁Castro ' s ▁guer illas ▁in ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Ma estra ▁mountains ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mar iana ▁Gra j ales ▁Women ' s ▁Pl ato on . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution ary ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁P ue bla ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Y ara , ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Ma estra ▁mountains ▁where ▁she ▁would ▁later ▁fight ▁as ▁a ▁gu err illa . ▁ ▁Her ▁large ▁pe asant ▁family ▁had ▁nine ▁children ▁and ▁P ue bla ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁her ▁grand par ents . ▁ ▁Cub an ▁Revolution ▁ ▁The ▁brut al ▁repr ession ▁of ▁dict ator ▁Ful gen cio ▁Bat ista ' s ▁death ▁squad s ▁in ▁Y ara ▁drove ▁P ue bla ▁to ▁support ▁anti - g overn ment ▁diss idents ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁she ▁left ▁school ▁in ▁Man zan illo ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁of ▁July ▁Mov ement ▁( M - 2 6 - 7 ), ▁the ▁commun ist ▁ins urg ents ▁fighting ▁to ▁over throw ▁Bat ista