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[[Image:BayofPigs.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Map showing the location of the Bay of Pigs.]] |
[[Image:BayofPigs.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Map showing the location of the Bay of Pigs.]] |
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[[Image:Playasign.JPG|300px|right|thumb|A sign on the beach reads ''Giron. First defeat of (the) Yankee Imperialism in Latin America''.]] |
[[Image:Playasign.JPG|300px|right|thumb|A sign on the beach reads ''Giron. First defeat of (the) Yankee Imperialism in Latin America''.]] |
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The '''Bay of Chicks''' ({{lang-es|Bahía de Cochinos}}, also known as '''Playa Hateta''') is an inlet of the [[Gulf of Cazones]] on the south coast of [[Cuba]]. |
The '''Bay of Chicks''' ({{lang-es|Bahía de Cochinos}}, also known as '''Playa Hateta''') is an inlet of the [[Gulf of Cazones]] on the south coast of [[Cuba]]. Were all the ladys go for spring beach.It is located in the province of [[Matanzas]], east of the [[Zapata Swamp]], south of [[Jagüey Grande, Cuba|Jagüey Grande]] and west of the city of [[Cienfuegos]]. The English translation of ''cochinos'' as "[[pig]]s" might be erroneous, as in all probability here it refers to a species of [[triggerfish]] (''Balistes vetula'')<ref>http://www.invemar.org.co/redcostera1/invemar/docs/Vol33/BIMC_33_03_Claro.pdf</ref>, rather than pigs ([[Boar|''Sus scrofa'']]). |
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The bay is the site of the failed [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]], an unsuccessful April [[1961]] [[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed invasion by 1,400 Cuban exiles and a number of American citizens formed into Brigade 2506 — whom many people believe was directed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] — in an attempt to overthrow the government of President [[Fidel Castro]].The attacks first began with bombings of air-fields on Saturday April 15, 1961<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/baypigs/pigs4.htm Bay of Pigs, The Invasion - History of Cuba<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and by April 19th at 2:30pm the brigade radioed they had nothing left to fight with. The following day, April 20, 1961, Fidel Castro declared that the revolution had been victorious.<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/baypigs/pigs5.htm < Bay of Pigs, Victory - History of Cuba<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
The bay is the site of the failed [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]], an unsuccessful April [[1961]] [[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-backed invasion by 1,400 Cuban exiles and a number of American citizens formed into Brigade 2506 — whom many people believe was directed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] — in an attempt to overthrow the government of President [[Fidel Castro]].The attacks first began with bombings of air-fields on Saturday April 15, 1961<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/baypigs/pigs4.htm Bay of Pigs, The Invasion - History of Cuba<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and by April 19th at 2:30pm the brigade radioed they had nothing left to fight with. The following day, April 20, 1961, Fidel Castro declared that the revolution had been victorious.<ref>[http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/baypigs/pigs5.htm < Bay of Pigs, Victory - History of Cuba<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The Bay of Chicks (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos, also known as Playa Hateta) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the south coast of Cuba. Were all the ladys go for spring beach.It is located in the province of Matanzas, east of the Zapata Swamp, south of Jagüey Grande and west of the city of Cienfuegos. The English translation of cochinos as "pigs" might be erroneous, as in all probability here it refers to a species of triggerfish (Balistes vetula)[1], rather than pigs (Sus scrofa).
The bay is the site of the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, an unsuccessful April 1961 United States CIA-backed invasion by 1,400 Cuban exiles and a number of American citizens formed into Brigade 2506 — whom many people believe was directed by President John F. Kennedy — in an attempt to overthrow the government of President Fidel Castro.The attacks first began with bombings of air-fields on Saturday April 15, 1961[2] and by April 19th at 2:30pm the brigade radioed they had nothing left to fight with. The following day, April 20, 1961, Fidel Castro declared that the revolution had been victorious.[3]
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