Bay of Pigs Prisoners Were Ransomed for 53 Million After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961, Fidel Castro held over 1,100 captured members of Brigade 2506 in Cuban prisons for 20 months. He put them on trial, forced confessions on television, and used them as propaganda tools. Castro then set a ransom of 62 million dollars, later negotiated down to 53 million in food, medicine, and baby supplies. Cuban exile families in Miami scrambled to raise the money while the US government quietl
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Castro Knew the Bay of Pigs Invasion Was Coming Fidel Castro had advance warning about the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion days before Cuban exiles landed at Playa Girón. Cuban intelligence successfully infiltrated exile groups in Miami who were planning the CIA-backed attack. By the time Brigade 2506 arrived in April 1961, Castro had strategically positioned 20,000 troops near the landing zone. The element of surprise that was critical to the operation's success was completely lost. What the CIA plan
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Brigade 2506 and the Bay of Pigs Betrayal Brigade 2506 landed at the Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961, with 1,400 Cuban exiles trained by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro. They believed their invasion would spark a popular uprising against the communist regime. Castro's intelligence network had infiltrated the exile community, and his forces were waiting when the brigade hit the beach. Within 72 hours, the invasion collapsed. Kennedy refused air support at the critical moment, leaving the exiles s
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