Nipe Bay

Nipe Bay

Nipe Bay is a bay on the northern coast of eastern Cuba.[1] It is where the statue of Our Lady of Charity, Patroness of Cuba, was discovered miraculously around 1600. The Battle of Nipe Bay happened on July 21, 1898; it was a naval engagement in the Spanish-American War. Fidel Castro was born near there in 1926.

Notes

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 830.

References

  • Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 830. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0877795460.

Coordinates: 20°46′N 75°41′W / 20.767°N 75.683°W / 20.767; -75.683


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