relations birth_place birth_date article_title name
Ángel -lrb- brother -rrb- raúl castro -lrb- brother -rrb- juanita castro castro -lrb- sister -rrb- alina fernández -lrb- niece -rrb- mariela castro y -lrb- niece -rrb- alejandro castro espín -lrb- nephew -rrb- argiz -lrb- father -rrb- fidel castro birán , oriente province , cuba 14 october 1924 ramón castro ruz
 ramón castro
ramón castro ruz

ramón eusebio castro ruz -lrb- born october 14 , 1924 -rrb- is the older brother of fidel and raúl castro and a key figure of the cuban revolution .
as the eldest male castro sibling , ramón remained at home at the onset of the revolution , looking after his parents and the sizable farm owned by the family .
this experience cultivated in ramón an interest in agriculture which would remain a major element in his life .
although not active in a military capacity like his brothers , ramón castro aided in the ongoing revolution as the quartermaster for the troops of fidel and raúl , sending them supplies , such as weapons and victuals .
not only was he responsible for furnishing supplies , he also established and maintained pipelines from the cities to the troops ' position .
using his skills in both farming and engineering , ramón also manufactured an alcohol-based fuel for cuba during a gasoline shortage .
after the revolution , ramón castro abandoned the family farm as it became legal property of the state .
he continued to dedicate himself to the study of agriculture , however , and is chiefly responsible for many of cuba 's agricultural initiatives since the revolution .
he is married , has two children , ramón and oneida castro rodríguez , and lives in havana .
