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Memorial Library "50th Anniversary of the Carbonera Dinner with Fidel"

Location

This site, located near Soplillar,

It is located in the town of Soplillar, Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, this town 3 km from the east coast of the Bay of Pigs, on the road from Playa Larga to Playa Girón.

History

Fidel went to said town to share the dinner of December 24, 1959, together with several families of Cenagueros, among them that of Rogelio García and his wife Pilar Montano, and that of Carlos Méndez and his wife Francisca Almaguer.

It recalls the historical date on which Fidel decided to share the dinner of December 24, 1959 with several families of Cenagueros, including that of Rogelio García and his wife Pilar Montano, and that of Carlos Méndez and his wife Francisca Almaguer.

The initiative was promoted by the plastic artist Alexis Leyva Machado «Kcho», who directed the entire project, which includes the replica of the two huts of the host families of the historic dinner and the outdoor areas, as they were back then .

Municipal Museum of Playa Girón

Cuban cultural heritage; Declared a National Monument on October 10, 1978. Memorial dedicated to the battle waged by the Cuban people against mercenary troops of Cuban origin, supported by US naval forces, which invaded the country from April 17 to 19, 1961. Inauguration 19 April 1976.

It exhibits the material evidence that testifies to the events that occurred in Playa Girón, the place where the first great defeat of Yankee imperialism in Latin America took place.

Location

It is located in the Playa Girón tourist perimeter, next to the town of Gironcito, belonging to the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas province.