Julián Castillo Calderón de la Barça (January 23, 1880 – December, 1948) was a Cuban

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in the

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and

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. Castillo played from 1899 to 1914 with several

ballclubs, including Almendares, Club Fé and

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in 1911 for the

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and the All Cubans. He was elected to the

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in 1943.

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