The Bay of Pigs Museum, also known as the Brigade 2506 Museum and Library, is the official museum in memory of the

Bay of Pigs Invasion The Bay of Pigs Invasion (, sometimes called ''Invasión de Playa Girón'' or ''Batalla de Playa Girón'' after the Playa Girón) was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, covertly fina ...

Brigade 2506 Brigade 2506 (Brigada Asalto 2506) was a CIA-sponsored group of Cuban exiles formed in 1960 to attempt the military overthrow of the Cuban government headed by Fidel Castro. It carried out the abortive Bay of Pigs Invasion landings in Cuba on 17 A ...

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, Miami, Florida.

History

In September 1987, Arnhilda Gonzalez-Quevedo, the

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member of the

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for Coral Gables, presented the museum founders with $75,000 from the state of Florida for its construction. The museum was inaugurated on April 17, 1986, at 1821 SW 9th Street in Little Havana, Miami by over 400 attendees, including Politicians, Brigade 2506 veterans and Cuban exiles. The Bay of Pigs Board of Directors who inaugurated the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library consisted of the following members: Miguel M. Alvarez y Gimeno (President), Luis Arrizurieta (Vice President), Antonio Zaora (Secretary), Raul Vallejo (Vice Secretary), Javier Souto (Organization Secretary), Guillermo Toledo Nieble (Vice Organization Secretary), Fulgencio Castro (Social Assistant), Luis Lamar (Treasurer), Feliciano Foyo (Vice Treasurer), Julio Gonzalez Rebull (Press & Propaganda), Agustin Navarro (Vice Press & Propaganda) In 2015, Frank de Varona, a veteran and author, attempted to nominate the building for historic registration, only to withdraw the nomination due to opposition from other veterans.

Collections

According to ''Time Out Miami'', the museum has "a small but interesting collection of ephemera and memorabilia" about the Bay of Pigs Invasion, including the Brigade 2506 flag held by Democratic President

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

in his 1962 address.

Political visits

The museum was visited by

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in December 2007. In October 2016, Republican presidential candidate

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visited the museum. The museum was also visited by Republican gubernatorial candidate

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in September 2018. As governor, DeSantis again visited the museum on February 8, 2021, to introduce the COVID-19 vaccination program for veterans.

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Collections

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