Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda (8 December 1882 – 19 August 1965) was a Cuban

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, lawyer and author. Campa was the son of Spaniards Miguel Angel de la Campa-Alvarodiaz and Maria Teresa Caraveda. He graduated from the Colegio de Belen in 1900 and later the

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School of Law. He served in the Cuban diplomatic corps from 1906 to 1958. He served as the Cuban Ambassador to Spain, Italy, Mexico, Japan, and the

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. He was the Cuban

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twice, first from 1937 to 1940, and then from 1952 to 1955. He also served as the Cuban Attorney General and as its Minister of Defense. His last post was as the Cuban Ambassador to the United States (1955–1958) and resigned when

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was overthrown by

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. He received decorations from over 35 countries, such as the

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from France and the

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from Spain. He was married to Maria Teresa Roff (died 7 December 1952) on 12 December 1907 at the Church of St. Honorato in Paris, France and they had five children Maria Teresa (1917-) (married first to Guillermo de Zendegui and then to Luis Andres Vargas Gomez), Miguelina (1919-) (married to Octavio A. Averhoff), Berta (1911–1999), Miguel Ángel (1922–1984), and Alberto de la Campa y Roff (1918–1964). They lived at Calle 27 #557 in Vedado, Havana, Cuba.

References

* ''The Miami News''; Campa, Ex Cuban Ambassador; 21 August 1965; Page 14A. * ''The New York Times''; Miguel Angel Campa, 83; Ex-Cuban Envoy and Minister; 23 August 1965, Page 31. * (Spanish) Cuban diplomats Ministers of foreign affairs of Cuba Ambassadors of Cuba to the United States 1882 births 1965 deaths People from Havana Recipients of the Legion of Honour Ambassadors of Cuba to Spain Ambassadors of Cuba to Italy Ambassadors of Cuba to Japan Ambassadors of Cuba to Mexico Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Permanent representatives of Cuba to the United Nations 1930s in Cuba 1940s in Cuba 1950s in Cuba 20th-century Cuban lawyers 20th-century Cuban politicians {{cuba-politician-stub