abstract:Herbert Lionel Matthews (January 10, 1900 – July 30, 1977) was a reporter and editorialistHerbert Lionel Matthews Papers 1943-1982 for the New York Times who grew to notoriety after revealing that Fidel Castro was still alive and living in the Sierra Maestra mountains, though Batista had claimed publicly that he was killed during the 26th of July Movement's landing.