Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (''Carlos Eduardo Ramón Saladrigas y Zayas''; October 13, 1900 – 15 April 1956) was a Cuban politician and diplomat.

Career

He was an abogado-notario who served as Senator (1936-1940), Minister of Justice (1934),

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(1933) and (1955-1956),

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(1940-1942), Ambassador to

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, and presidential candidate in the elections of 1944.

Personal life

He was the son of Enrique Saladrigas Lunar and María Luisa Zayas y Diago. He married his wife, María de las Mercedes González-Llorente y Martínez in 1923 and they had two children, Gloria and Carlos Saladrigas y González-Llorente. He later married Esperanza Plasencia y del Peso and lastly Cusa Carrillo.

References

* ''Fulgencio Batista: Volume 1, From Revolutionary to Strongman'', Argote-Freyre, Frank (Rutgers, New Jersey:Rutgers University Press, 2006) * ''Los Propietarios de Cuba 1958'', Guillermo Jimenez Soler (Havana, Cuba: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2007) * ''Anuario Social de La Habana 1939'', (Luz-Hilo, S.A.) * ''Directorio Social de La Habana 1948'', (P. Fernandez y Cia, S. en C.) * ''Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949'', (Editorial Lex) * ''Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950'', (Editorial Lex) * ''Registro Social de La Habana 1958'', (Molina y Cia, S.A.) * (Spanish) Cuban senators Ministers of foreign affairs of Cuba Prime ministers of Cuba 1900 births 1957 deaths Politicians from Havana Cuban diplomats Cuban notaries Ambassadors of Cuba to the United Kingdom 1930s in Cuba 1940s in Cuba 1950s in Cuba 20th-century Cuban politicians Popular Socialist Party (Cuba) politicians {{cuba-politician-stub