had one other son, Martin Castro, born in 1930 and died on 27 September 2017, with a farmhand named Generosa Mendoza. One son was an economist, another an engineer, the eldest took on the ranch. The girls learned to play the guitar and dance. As children they learned to swim and celebrated New Year's Eve with a turkey dinner. Castro y Argiz died in the village of Birán, 42 days before his son Fidel landed in Los Cayuelos on 2 December 1956. He died of an gastrointestinal hemorrhage at the age of 80. Fidel Castro is said to have received the news of his father's death in stoic silence. His wife, Lina, lies buried next to him at Biran. Notes and references 1875 births 1956 deaths People from Sarria (comarca) Angel Spanish emigrants to Cuba Cuban people of Galician descent Cuban farmers