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 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) plantation there.
5-582: Until the 1976 municipal reform, the village was part of the neighboring municipality of Mayarí . A farm in Birán was the birthplace of former Cuban revolutionary leaders Ramón Castro Ruz , Fidel Castro , Raúl Castro and their sister Juanita Castro . It is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Mayarí and 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) south of Cueto , in the foothills of the Nipe Mountains ( Sierra de Nipe ). This Cuban location article
10-746: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mayar%C3%AD Mayarí is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba . 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 seat of Mayarí Municipality. The municipality is divided into the barrios and hamlets of Barajagua, Cabonico, Cajimaya, Chavaleta Norte, Chavaleta Sur, Guayabo, Juan Vicente, Mateo Sánchez, Punta de Tabaco, Río Frío, Sae-Tía , San Gregario Norte, San Gregorio Sur and Santa Isabel. Birán ,
15-541: The United Fruit Company ), Nicaro-Levisa (on Levisa Bay, originally named Lengua de Pajaro which translated into English means bird's tongue -as viewed from an air ride-), El Purio, Santa Rita, La Italiana, Mandinga. The last two being on the road to the open mines named Mina Martí where nickel and cobalt exploitation started in the beginnings of the twentieth century by Bethlehem Cuba Iron Mines Company (Bethlehem Steel) and Nicaro Nickel Company. In 2022,
20-506: The birthplace of Fidel and Raúl Castro , was part of Mayarí until the 1976 reform, when it became part of the neighboring Cueto municipality. Among other barrios or neighborhoods in this municipality are: Felton (on Cajimaya Bay, once the seaport for the Bethlehem Cuba Iron Mines Company -Bethlehem Steel-), Guaro , Guatemala (on Nipe Bay , previously named Preston and a central sugar mill operated by
25-470: The municipality of Mayarí had a population of 92,792. With a total area of 1,307 km (505 sq mi), it has a population density of 71/km (180/sq mi). The Sierra Cristal National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal ) is partly located in the Mayarí Municipality and partly in neighboring Sagua de Tánamo Municipality . Other attractions include Cayo Saetía ,
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