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The poster with mercenarys prisonirs during the cuban inasion at the entrance gate of the Giron Museum at the Giron, Cuba. In April 1961, Playa GirÃÂ³n was one of two landing sites for seaborne forces of about 1,500 armed Cuban exiles in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, an American CIA sponsored attempt to overthrow the new government of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro. Over 72 hours, fighting took place in many parts of the Cienaga de Zapata, Playa GirÃÂ³n being the last remaining area occupied by the invaders. Today, the Museo GirÃÂ³n is a small museum dedicated to the historical conflict.