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Title
Mario Garcia Menocal Photograph Collection
Date(s)
- circa 1910s (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Aurelio Mario Gabriel Francisco García Menocal y Deop was President of Cuba, from 1913 to 1921. García Menocal studied at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and worked as a sugar planter and engineer in Cuba before entering politics.
He joined the rebel forces of General Máximo Gómez during the Cuban War of Independence of 1895-1898, where he gained fame as a military leader. He was quickly thrust into the politics of the young Republic of Cuba, where he was elected president in 1912. His terms as president saw Cuba's participation in World War I.
García Menocal married Mariana Seva y Rodríguez and the couple had three children: Mario, Raúl and Georgina García Menocal y Seva. He died in Santiago de Cuba in 1936.
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Scope and content
The Mario Garcia Menocal photograph collection contains photographs and memorabilia relating to former Cuban president Mario Garcia Menocal (1866-1941). The photographs are mostly of his family and military career.
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This collection is open for research.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Mario Garcia Menocal Photograph Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Purchase, 2014.
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Archivist's note
Collection-level record by Fernando Espino, November 2014. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.