Bay of Pigs invasion site
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The Bay of Pigs invasion site is a coastal area in Cuba where a failed 1961 CIA-backed landing by Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bay of Pigs invasion site canonical | 1 |
| Bay of Pigs, Cuba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bay of Pigs invasion site Context triple: [Zapata Peninsula, knownFor, Bay of Pigs invasion site]
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A.
Bay of Pigs Museum
The Bay of Pigs Museum is a historical museum in Playa Girón, Cuba, dedicated to documenting the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and its participants.
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B.
Bay of Pigs Monument
The Bay of Pigs Monument is a memorial in Miami honoring the Cuban exile brigade that fought in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against Fidel Castro’s regime.
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C.
National Monument of Cuba
The National Monument of Cuba is an official designation granted to culturally, historically, or architecturally significant sites and structures within Cuba, recognizing them as protected national heritage.
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D.
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument is a historic Spanish colonial fortification and protected coastal site near St. Augustine, Florida, that once guarded the southern approach to the city.
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E.
Fidel Castro family farmstead
The Fidel Castro family farmstead is the rural estate in Birán, Cuba, where revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was born and raised, now preserved as a historic heritage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bay of Pigs invasion site Target entity description: The Bay of Pigs invasion site is a coastal area in Cuba where a failed 1961 CIA-backed landing by Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government.
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A.
Bay of Pigs Museum
The Bay of Pigs Museum is a historical museum in Playa Girón, Cuba, dedicated to documenting the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and its participants.
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B.
Bay of Pigs Monument
The Bay of Pigs Monument is a memorial in Miami honoring the Cuban exile brigade that fought in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against Fidel Castro’s regime.
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C.
National Monument of Cuba
The National Monument of Cuba is an official designation granted to culturally, historically, or architecturally significant sites and structures within Cuba, recognizing them as protected national heritage.
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D.
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument is a historic Spanish colonial fortification and protected coastal site near St. Augustine, Florida, that once guarded the southern approach to the city.
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E.
Fidel Castro family farmstead
The Fidel Castro family farmstead is the rural estate in Birán, Cuba, where revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was born and raised, now preserved as a historic heritage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal area
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Brigade 2506
ⓘ
Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
ⓘ
Fidel Castro ⓘ John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
United States–Cuba relations ⓘ
surface form:
Cuba–United States relations
|
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| currentUse |
diving and snorkeling area
ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | symbol of Cuban resistance to U.S. intervention ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Bay of Pigs Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Pigs Museum at Playa Girón
|
| invasionCodename | Operation Zapata ⓘ |
| invasionDate | 1961-04-17 ⓘ |
| invasionEndDate | 1961-04-20 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay of Pigs
ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Matanzas Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | example of failed amphibious assault ⓘ |
| nativeName | sitio de la invasión de Bahía de Cochinos ⓘ |
| near |
Playa Girón
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Playa Larga ⓘ Ciénaga de Zapata ⓘ
surface form:
Zapata Swamp
|
| partOf |
Bahía de Cochinos
ⓘ
Caribbean coastline of Cuba ⓘ Zapata Peninsula ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
Cuba–Soviet Union alignment strengthened
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embarrassment for United States government ⓘ strengthening of Fidel Castro’s government ⓘ |
| resultOfEvent | failed invasion ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
access to central Cuba
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proximity to Havana compared to eastern Cuba ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
beach
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coastal wetlands ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amphibious landing
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military invasion ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Bay of Pigs invasion site Description of subject: The Bay of Pigs invasion site is a coastal area in Cuba where a failed 1961 CIA-backed landing by Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
this entity surface form:
Bay of Pigs, Cuba