Jose Ramon Fernandez Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jose Ramon Fernandez, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Cuba.

4 records1961–19613 events2 places

Chronological biography

1961

Front Command Established17 April 1961

Warfare / Bay of Pigs Invasion · Commander of Cuban Forces at Bay of Pigs · Central Australia

Fernandez establishes a command post directing forces toward the invasion area.

Invasion of Cuba18 April 1961

Government / Communist Party Government · Playa Larga

By about 10:30 on 18 April, Cuban troops and militia, supported by tanks, took Playa Larga after Brigade forces had fled towards Giron in the early hours. During the day, Brigade forces retreated to San Blas along the two roads from Covadonga and Yaguaramas. By then, both Fidel Castro and Jose Ramon Fernandez had re-located to that battlefront area

Playa Larga Recaptured18 April 1961

Warfare / Bay of Pigs Invasion · Commander of Cuban Forces at Bay of Pigs · Playa Larga

Fernandez directs Cuban troops that retake Playa Larga and force a brigade retreat.

Playa Larga Recaptured18 April 1961

Warfare / Bay of Pigs Invasion · Commander of Cuban Forces at Bay of Pigs · Playa Larga

Fernandez leads Cuban forces that retake Playa Larga.

Titles and roles

Commander of Cuban Forces at Bay of Pigs

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.