Domingo Méndez Capote
Jurist of the Mambisa Revolution Domingo Méndez Capote | |
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| Vice President of the Republic in Arms | |
| In office September 1897 – May 1899 | |
| President | Bartolomé Masó |
| Preceded by | Bartolomé Masó Márquez |
| 2nd Vice President of Cuba | |
| In office January 1906 – September 1906 | |
| President | Tomás Estrada Palma |
| Preceded by | Luis Estévez y Romero |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso |
| President of the Senate of Cuba | |
| In office 8 May 1902 – 5 April 1905 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Manuel 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 | |
| Born | May 12, 1863 Lagunillas, Cuba |
| Died | June 16, 1934 (aged 71) |
| Party | Cuban Revolutionary Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | María de los Ángeles Chaple de Méndez Capote |
| Relations | Daughter: Renée Méndez Capote |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Cuban Liberation Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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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.