Isla de Pinos

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Isla de Pinos is the former name of Isla de la Juventud, the second-largest Cuban island known historically for its agricultural colonies and later as a site for prisons and political detention.

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Isla de Pinos canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
area approximately 2419 square kilometers
belongsTo Isla de la Juventud municipality
surface form: Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality of Cuba
belongsToIslandGroup Canarreos Archipelago
capitalCity Nueva Gerona
climate tropical
country Cuba
detainedPerson Fidel Castro
Raúl Castro
distanceFromMainlandCuba about 50 to 60 kilometers south of mainland Cuba
economicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
formerNameOf Isla de la Juventud
geologicalType limestone island
hasFeature coral reefs
pine-covered interior
white-sand beaches
hasPrison Presidio Modelo
hasRegion northern lowlands
southern swampy areas
historicalStatus U.S. interest and disputed status in early 20th century
historicalUse agricultural colonies
site for political detention
site for prisons
isPartOf Cuban archipelago
Isla de la Juventud
surface form: Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality
knownFor citrus production
marble quarries
pine forests
language Spanish
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
locatedSouthOf Isla de Cuba
populationCenter La Fe
Nueva Gerona
PresidioModeloUse political prison after Cuban Revolution
political prison during Batista era
renamingYear 1978
secondLargestIslandOf Cuba
separatedFrom Isla de Cuba
surface form: Isla de Cuba by the Gulf of Batabanó
sovereignState Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba
sovereigntyRecognizedByUnitedStates 1925
surroundedBy Caribbean Sea waters
timeZone Cuba Standard Time
treatyClarifyingSovereignty Hay–Quesada Treaty
usedFor agricultural experimentation
penal colonies

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