The announcement hardly came as a surprise, what with the last couple of years of anti-Castro bloggers closely following reports of the leader's deteriorating health and speculating as to whether or not he was even alive.
El anuncio apenas causó sorpresa, con los blogueros anti-Castristas siguiendo durante los últimos dos años los informes del deterioro de la salud del líder y especulando sobre si siquiera está aún vivo o no.