Nipe Bay () is a
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...
on the northern coast of
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
in
Holguín Province
Holguín () is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The provinc ...
, part of the former
Oriente Province
Oriente (, "East") was the easternmost province of Cuba until 1976. The term "Oriente" is still used to refer to the eastern part of the country, which currently is divided into five different provinces.
The origins of Oriente lie in the 1607 di ...
.
[''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', Third Edition, p. 830.] It is part of the municipalities of
Mayarí
Mayarí is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba.
History
The origins of the city date back to 1757 in Spanish Cuba, when the first farms were established here by immigrant colonists. On 19 January 1879 the city became the se ...
and
Antilla.
Overview
In
Roman Catholic
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tradition, Nipe Bay is where the statue of
Our Lady of Charity
Our Lady of Charity () is a celebrated Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in many Catholic countries.
Various namesake images are found in Cuba, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, Malta, Spain and the United States of America.
...
, Patroness of Cuba, was discovered miraculously around 1600.
A naval engagement during the
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...
, the
Battle of Nipe Bay, took place in the bay on July 21, 1898.
The Cuban leader
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President of Cuba, president ...
was born in
Birán
Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and ''consejo popular'' of Cueto, best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, Raúl and Juanita Castro. Their father Ángel Castro y Argiz owned a plantation there.
History
Unti ...
, near Nipe Bay, in 1926.
See also
*
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
(village)
*
Cayo Saetía
Cayo Saetía (also spelled Sae-Tía) is a cay (island) in Holguín Province, Cuba. It belongs to the municipality of Mayarí.
Overview
It is located southeast of Holguín between the Bay of Nipe & the Atlantic Ocean. The landmass is connected ...
*
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. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. .
Bays of Cuba
Geography of Holguín Province
Mayarí
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