Domingo Méndez Capote

Jurist of the Mambisa Revolution
Domingo Méndez Capote
Vice President of the Republic in Arms
In office
September 1897 – May 1899
PresidentBartolomé Masó
Preceded byBartolomé Masó Márquez
2nd Vice President of Cuba
In office
January 1906 – September 1906
PresidentTomás Estrada Palma
Preceded byLuis Estévez y Romero
Succeeded byAlfredo Zayas y Alfonso
President of the Senate of Cuba
In office
8 May 1902 – 5 April 1905
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byManuel Sanguily Garritte
Civil Governor of Matanzas Province and Las Villas Province
In office
March 1896 – January 1897
Secretary of State and the Interior for the Military Government of Cuba
In office
January 1899 – December 1899
Personal details
BornMay 12, 1863
Lagunillas, Cuba
DiedJune 16, 1934 (aged 71)
PartyCuban Revolutionary Party
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMaría de los Ángeles Chaple de Méndez Capote
RelationsDaughter: Renée Méndez Capote
Military service
Branch/serviceCuban Liberation Army
RankBrigadier General
Battles/wars
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Domingo Méndez Capote was a Cuban lawyer, military officer, and politician who played a significant role in the Cuban War of Independence and the early years of the Republic of Cuba. He was the 2nd-serving Vice President of Cuba. Other roles he held over the years include; President of the Constituent Convention, Vice President of the Cuban Republic in Arms, President of the Senate of Cuba, Professor of the University of Havana faculty of Law, Dean of the Havana Bar Association, in three terms, Secretary of the Government for the military government of Cuba, and representative of several foreign houses.