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'''Nipe Bay''' ({{langx|es|'''Bahía de Nipe'''}}) is a [[bay]] on the northern coast of [[Cuba]] in [[Holguín Province]], part of the former [[Oriente Province]].<ref>''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', Third Edition, p. 830.</ref> It is part of the municipalities of [[Mayarí]] and [[Antilla, Cuba|Antilla]].
==Overview==
In [[Roman Catholic]] tradition, Nipe Bay is where the statue of [[Our Lady of Charity]], Patroness of Cuba, was discovered miraculously around 1600.
A naval engagement during the [[Spanish–American War]], the [[Battle of Nipe Bay]], took place in the bay on July 21, 1898.
The Cuban leader [[Fidel Castro]] was born in [[Birán]], near Nipe Bay, in 1926.
==See also==
*[[Guatemala, Cuba|Guatemala]] (village)
*[[Cayo Saetía]]
*[[Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa]]
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==References==
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*''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', Third Edition, p.&nbsp;830. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. {{ISBN|0-87779-546-0}}.
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[[Category:Bays of Cuba]]
[[Category:Geography of Holguín Province]]
[[Category:Mayarí]]
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