Birán


Birán is a village in Holguín Province of Cuba, hamlet and consejo popular of Cueto, best known as the birthplace of Ramón, Fidel, and Raúl Castro. Their father owned a 23,000 acre plantation there.

History

Until the 1976 municipal reform, the village was part of the neighboring municipality of Mayarí.
A farm in Birán was the birthplace of former Cuban revolutionary and leader Fidel Castro.

Geography

It is located south-west of Mayarí and south of Cueto, in the foothills of the Nipe Mountains.