Juan Antiga Escobar (August 23, 1871 - February 9, 1939) was a

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player, physician,

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, government official, and diplomat, who served as an ambassador to

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, delegate to the

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, and Secretary of Labor under

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Carlos Mendieta Carlos Mendieta y Montefur (4 November 1873 – 27 September 1960) was a Cuban politician and interim President of Cuba. A chief opponent of Gerardo Machado, Mendieta was installed as interim President of Cuba in 1934 by a coup led by Fulgencio ...

. He served as Secretary of Labor for about one month before resigning on March 2, 1934 over a disagreement with Mendieta's labor policies. He played for

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from 1890 to 1892 and was named to the

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (''Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Cubano'') is a hall of fame that honors eminent baseball players from Cuban baseball. Established in 1939 to honor players, managers, and umpires in the pre-revolution Cuban League ...

in 1948.

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* People from Yaguajay Sportspeople from Sancti Spíritus Province Cuban League players Cuban diplomats Ambassadors to Switzerland Ambassadors of Cuba to France Cuban physicians Habana players 1871 births 1939 deaths {{Cuba-baseball-bio-stub