Carlos García Vélez
Carlos García Vélez (born April 29, 1867 in Jiguaní east of Bayamo , † November 6, 1963 in Havana ) was a Cuban dentist and ambassador .
Life
Carlos García Vélez was one of the sons of Isabel and Calixto García , who also included General Justo Garcia and Fausto.
Desperate about the outcome of the Ten Years War , his father tried to kill himself in 1878 with a gun shot under the chin. The experience he gained in treating the injury made him want to become a dentist . He studied at the Colegio de Cirugía de San Carlos in Madrid, wrote articles for the Revista Odontología de Madrid and edited the Revista Estomatológica in Cuba with Louis Oscar Amoëdo y Valdes .
In 1895 he stopped publishing and devoted himself as a general to the Cuban War of Independence . In 1901 he was inspector general of the Cuban penal system.
Tomás Estrada Palma sent him to Porfirio Díaz as Ministre plénipotentiaire , and his letter of accreditation was addressed to Foreign Minister Ignacio Mariscal . On August 25, 1902, he was accredited in Mexico City .
On April 9, 1909, he became envoy extraordinary and Ministre plénipotentiaire in Washington, DC In the same year he was envoy extraordinary and Ministre plénipotentiaire in Buenos Aires . In 1913 he founded the Cuban Section of the Boy Scouts .
From 1916 to March 22, 1924 he was Ambassador to the Court of St James’s . On March 22, 1924, in New York City, he passed a damning verdict on the government of Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso and was immediately removed from the diplomatic service.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ecured, Carlos García Vélez , Brigadier del Ejército Libertador cubano, hijo del Mayor General Calixto García Íñiguez.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Chargé d'affaires and envoy to Mexico City August 25, 1902 to 1903 |
Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos | |
| Gonzalo de Quesada y Aróstegui |
Envoy Extraordinary and Ministre plénipotentiaire in Washington, DC April 9, 1909 to 1909 |
Francisco Carrera Justice |
|
Envoy Extraordinary and Ministre plénipotentiaire in Buenos Aires 1909 |
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada | |
| Cuban Ambassador to the Court of St James's 1916 to March 22, 1924 |
Guillermo Patterson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | García Velez, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jiguaní east of Bayamo |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1963 |
| Place of death | Havana |