Cuban internationalism, which is older than the Cuban Revolution itself, has often been a subject of research. The present master's thesis deals with the question of its definition and its reasons. However, since most of the attention is focused on Cuban interventions in Africa, this work touches on the immediate surroundings of this revolutionary island - Latin America. The reasons why Cuba turned to its close neighborhood and has shared knowledge, weapons, medical equipment, books, technology, etc. with its brother nations, date back to the time when this part of the world longed for independence from Spanish rule. This struggle continued in the 20th century, when the hegemony over the Caribbean islands and the continent, south of the United States of America, was exercised by the latter (in addition to some of the rest of the European colonial powers). A brief overview of some countries where Cuban interventions were unsuccessful will also be presented, and in more detail two countries that, like Cuba, are still following the path of socialism – Nicaragua and Bolivia.
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