Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna Lynch was born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina. Che was born with the name Ernesto to Celia de la Serna and Ernesto Guevara Lynch.
Che Guevara was born into a family descended from Spanish and Irish nobility.(I) Che's father, Ernesto Guevara Lynch, was both Spanish and Irish . He was a descendant of Spanish and Irish wealth, where his parents (Che's grandparents) were born in California during the time of the California Gold Rush.(II) Che's mother, Celia de la Serna, was a Spanish pure blood that was one of the higher class people in Argentina.(III)
Che Guevara was born into a family descended from Spanish and Irish nobility.(I) Che's father, Ernesto Guevara Lynch, was both Spanish and Irish . He was a descendant of Spanish and Irish wealth, where his parents (Che's grandparents) were born in California during the time of the California Gold Rush.(II) Che's mother, Celia de la Serna, was a Spanish pure blood that was one of the higher class people in Argentina.(III)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara, or Ernestito, as he was known during his childhood, was born as the first child to his parents. He was the first child of five that Ernesto Guevara Lynch and Celia had. Ernestito was one of three boys and two girls that Ernesto and Celia had. Ernestito's brothers were Robert Guevara de la Serna and Juan Martin Guevara de la Serna. His two sisters were Celia Guevara de la Serna and Ana Maria Guevara de la Serna.