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Bay Of Nipe
Nipe Bay () is a bay on the northern coast of Cuba in Holguín Province, part of the former Oriente Province.''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', Third Edition, p. 830. It is part of the municipalities of Mayarí and Antilla. Overview In Roman Catholic tradition, Nipe Bay is where the statue of Our Lady of Charity, Patroness of Cuba, was discovered miraculously around 1600. A naval engagement during the Spanish–American War, the Battle of Nipe Bay, took place in the bay on July 21, 1898. The Cuban leader Fidel Castro was born in Birán, near Nipe Bay, in 1926. See also *Guatemala (village) *Cayo Saetía *Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa, also known as Macizo Nipe Sagua Baracoa ("Nipe Sagua Baracoa Massif"), is a mountain range of eastern Cuba. Geography The range is located in Holguín Province, Holguín and Guantánamo Province, Guantánamo provinces, and ... References *''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', Third Edition, p. 830. Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Nipe Bay
The Battle of Nipe Bay on July 21, 1898, was an engagement of the Spanish–American War. The battle was fought in Nipe Bay, Cuba, by four United States US Navy, Navy warships against the Spain, Spanish sloop-of-war Spanish sloop Jorge Juan, ''Jorge Juan'' and three gunboats which were supported by forts guarding the harbor. Battle Nipe Bay had been designated as a rendezvous point for American naval forces delegated to attack Puerto Rico. Upon finding the harbor still occupied by Spanish forces, the American squadron, consisting of the gunboats USS Annapolis (PG-10), USS ''Annapolis'' and USS Topeka (PG-35), USS ''Topeka'', the armed tugboat, tug USS Leyden (1865), USS ''Leyden'' and the armed yacht , maneuvered through a Naval mine, minefield to engage the Spanish forces. ''Jorge Juan'' opened fire on ''Wasp'' and ''Leyden'', but they quickly sank her with help from ''Annapolis''. While the other three ships were engaging ''Jorge Juan'', ''Topeka'' silenced the harbor forts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
