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Isla de la Juventud
The old Isle of Pines, where Castro was jailed.
- Population
- 73,021 (2024)
- Renamed
- 1978
Then
- 1925
The US Senate ratifies a treaty confirming Cuba's claim, over the objections of Americans who owned about 95 percent of the land.
- 1926–1931
The Presidio Modelo prison is built near Nueva Gerona.
- 1953–1955
Fidel and Raúl Castro are imprisoned there after the Moncada attack.
- 1978
The Isle of Pines is renamed the Isle of Youth on August 3.
Now
The tide station is at Carapachibey on the south coast.