ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ heɪdˈeɪ sˌæntɐmˈɛɹiə, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ mˈuːvmənt ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː wˈɪmɪn dᵻɹˈɛktli ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi bɹɪɡˈeɪdz.
The organization was founded by Haydée Santamaría, a member of the 26th of July Movement and one of the few women directly involved in the revolutionary brigades.