Bay of Pigs
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- This article is about the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. For the article about the invasion of the bay in 1961, see Bay of Pigs invasion.
The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos) is a bay on the southern coast of the Matanzas Province in Cuba. The translation of cochinos is not "pigs", although pigs are also called that. Cochino is the Spanish name for the Orangeside Triggerfish, Sufflamen verres, an Atlantic triggerfish, hence the Bay of the Orangeside Triggerfishes.<ref>Cuban Exile Information Archieves - Bay of Pigs and Brigade 2506</ref> This word cochino can also be used to describe a person who is disgusting, either in behavior or appearance.
It is the site of the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion during John F. Kennedy's presidency, a 1961 US-backed invasion by Cuban exiles intent on overthrowing Fidel Castro. The invasion took place at a beach called Playa Girón.
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