"... Whatever is said, from Girón, all the peoples of America were a little freer ..." Fidel Castro Ruz
Playa Girón (Bay of Pigs), Cuba, 4/19/1961: First great defeat of North American imperialism and its mercenary brigade in America. The 1,200 prisoner soldiers were returned in exchange for children's compotes and medicines.
The Bay of Pigs invasion, also known as the Playa Girón invasion or the Battle of Girón - Military operation in which Cuban exile troops, supported by the United States government, invaded Cuba in April 1961, to try to create a head beach, form a provisional government to replace Fidel Castro and seek the support of the Organization of American States and the recognition of the international community.
The action ended in failure in less than 65 hours. It was completely crushed by the militias and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (FAR). More than a hundred invading soldiers died, and the Cuban army captured 1,200, along with war material.