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| Juan Antiga | |
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| Born: August 23, 1871 Yaguajay, Cuba | |
| Died: February 9, 1939 (aged 67) Havana, Cuba | |
| Cuban League debut | |
| 1890, for the Habana | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1892, for the Habana | |
| Teams | |
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| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1948 |
Juan Antiga Escobar (August 23, 1871 - February 9, 1939) was a Cuban baseball player, physician, homeopath, government official, and diplomat, who served as an ambassador to France and Switzerland, delegate to the League of Nations, and Secretary of Labor under President Carlos Mendieta.[1][2][3] He served as Secretary of Labor for about one month before resigning on March 2, 1934 over a disagreement with Mendieta's labor policies.[4]
He played for Habana from 1890 to 1892 and was named to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Delgado-García 2005, pp. 50–51.
- ^ "Dr. Juan Antiga Death Notice". The Times-Tribune. February 10, 1939. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mendieta Is Facing Labor Issue Firmly". Nashville Banner. February 4, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Labor Situation in Cuba Serious". Denton Record-Chronicle. March 3, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003). Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-6425-8.
Notes[edit]
- Delgado-García, Gregorio (September 2005). "El doctor Juan Antiga y Escobar y la homeopatía en México" (PDF). Boletín Mexicano de Historia y Filosofía de la Medicina. 8 (2): 50–52. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
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