Word: caimanera
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hills. For the first time in the two-year conflict, Castro moved his GHQ out of the Oriente mountain fastness to a site near the town of Baire, 42 miles from Bayamo. Moving through the Oriente valleys, rebel columns filtered into half a dozen weakly garrisoned small towns, captured Caimanera (pop. 4,000), just across the bay from the U.S. Guantanamo naval base. In answer, the Cuban high command sent two frigates to shell Caimanera, planes to bomb the rebels wherever they showed themselves. Batista committed few troops. Whenever possible, the beleaguered garrisons pulled back; a few surrendered...