Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda
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Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda (1882 in Havana
, Cuba
- 19 August 1965 in Miami, Florida
) was a Cuban diplomat
, 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 University of Havana
School of Law.
He served in the Cuban diplomatic corps from 1906 to 1958. He served as the Cuban Ambassador to Spain
, Italy
, Mexico
, the United Nations
. He was the Cuban Foreign Minister
twice, first from 1937 to 1940, and then from 1952 to 1955. He additionally 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 Fulgencio Batista
was overthrown by Fidel Castro
. He received decorations from over 35 countries, such as the Legion of Honor from France
and the Order of Isabella the Catholic from Spain
.
He was married to Maria Teresa Roff (died 7 December 1952) on December 12, 1907 at the Church of St. Honorato in Paris
, France
and they had five chldren 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.
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
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- 19 August 1965 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
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) was a Cuban diplomat
Diplomat
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, lawyer
Lawyer
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and author
Author
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.
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 University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
School of Law.
He served in the Cuban diplomatic corps from 1906 to 1958. He served as the Cuban Ambassador to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Italy
Italy
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, Mexico
Mexico
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, the United Nations
United Nations
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. He was the Cuban Foreign Minister
Foreign relations of Cuba
Cuba's once-ambitious foreign policy has been down sized as a result of economic hardship after the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Without massive Soviet subsidies and its primary trading partner Cuba was comparatively isolated in the 1990s, but has since entered bilateral co-operation with several...
twice, first from 1937 to 1940, and then from 1952 to 1955. He additionally served as the Cuban Attorney General and as its Minister of Defense. His last post was as the Cuban Ambassador to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(1955–1958) and resigned when Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution....
was overthrown by Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
. He received decorations from over 35 countries, such as the Legion of Honor from France
France
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and the Order of Isabella the Catholic from Spain
Spain
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.
He was married to Maria Teresa Roff (died 7 December 1952) on December 12, 1907 at the Church of St. Honorato in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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and they had five chldren Maria Teresa (1917-) (married first to Guillermo de Zendegui and then to Luis Andres Vargas Gomez
Luis Andres Vargas Gomez
Luis Andres Vargas Gomez was a Cuban lawyer, economist, diplomat and anti-Castro activist who spent 21 years in Cuban prisons....
), Miguelina (1919-)(married to Octavio A. Averhoff), Berta (1911–1999), Miguel Ángel (1922–1984), and Alberto de la Campa y Roff
Alberto de la Campa y Roff
Alberto de la Campa y Roff was a Cuban diplomat.Campa served as the Cuban Ambassador to Italy until January 3, 1959 when he resigned when the government of Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista.Campa was married to Martha de la Torre y Silva, and they had three children, Adela Maria, Miguel...
(1918–1964). They lived at Calle 27 #557 in Vedado, Havana, Cuba.