Bay of Pigs Monument

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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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Brigade 2506 Memorial in Little Havana 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
war memorial
associatedEvent Bay of Pigs Invasion
surface form: Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961
associatedWith Brigade 2506 Veterans Association
Cuban exile community in Miami
category Cold War memorials in the United States
Cuban-American history
Monuments and memorials in Miami
commemorates Bay of Pigs Invasion
Brigade 2506
Cuban exile fighters
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo Cuban exiles killed in the Bay of Pigs Invasion
members of Brigade 2506
hasInscription dedicatory text in English
dedicatory text in Spanish
names of fallen Brigade 2506 members
hasLanguage English
Spanish
hasTheme Cold War
Cuban exile community
anti-communism
heritage Cuban-American culture in Miami
historicalPeriod Cold War
locatedAt Domino Park vicinity
locatedIn Florida
Little Havana
Miami
Miami-Dade County
locatedOn Calle Ocho
Southwest 8th Street
material metal plaque
stone
memorialType military memorial
political history memorial
near Little Havana
surface form: Little Havana tourist district

Maximo Gomez Park
subjectOf annual commemorative ceremonies
symbolizes Cuban exile resistance
U.S.–Cuba Cold War conflict
struggle against Fidel Castro’s regime
usedFor political commemoration
public remembrance
veterans’ ceremonies

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Brigade 2506 commemoratedBy Bay of Pigs Monument
this entity surface form: Brigade 2506 Memorial in Little Havana
Little Havana hasLandmark Bay of Pigs Monument