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Cecilia M. Altonaga (b. 1962) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., 1962.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 2003-.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Carlos A. Alvarez (born c.1952) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Cuba,
about 1952.
Director (police
chief), Miami-Dade Police Department, 1997-2004; mayor
of Miami-Dade County, Fla., 2004-11.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Bayamo, Cuba,
November
27, 1936.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984,
1988,
1992;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,
1976.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Died, of respiratory
arrest and cancer,
in Zion, Lake
County, Ill., March
24, 2003 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Miami
Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
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Diego Cortes Asencio (b. 1931) —
also known as Diego C. Asencio —
of Florida.
Born in Almeria, Spain,
July
15, 1931.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1977; Brazil, 1983-86.
Spanish ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bruno A. Barreiro —
of Florida.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives 107th District, 1992-98.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Gustavo Barreiro (b. 1959) —
of Florida.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba,
July
12, 1959.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 107th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Annie Betancourt (b. 1947) —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
March
3, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 116th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 25th District, 2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 2002.
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Gaston Cantens (b. 1961) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., 1961.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 114th District, 1999-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2004.
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Emilio Carles (1877-1954) —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Barcelona, Spain,
1877.
Importer
and exporter; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Jacksonville,
Fla., 1931; Honorary
Consul for Honduras in Jacksonville,
Fla., 1931-54; Honorary
Consul for Panama in Jacksonville,
Fla., 1935; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Jacksonville,
Fla., 1935-54; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Dominican Republic in Jacksonville,
Fla., 1950-54.
Spanish ancestry.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
4, 1954 (age about 77
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Pablo Leandro Cejas (b. 1943) —
also known as Paul L. Cejas —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born January
4, 1943.
U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1998-.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Carlos Manuel de Cespedes (d. 1915) —
also known as Carlos M. de Cespedes —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1875-76.
Cuban ancestry.
Died in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart (b. 1954) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
August
13, 1954.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1987-89; defeated (Democratic),
1982; member of Florida
state senate, 1989-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 21st District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alex Diaz=de=la Portilla (b. 1964) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., August
25, 1964.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 115th District, 1995-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Raymond Garamendi Jr. (b. 1945) —
also known as John Garamendi —
of Walnut Grove, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Camp Blanding, Clay
County, Fla., January
24, 1945.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of California
state assembly 7th District, 1974-76; member of California
state senate, 1976-90 (13th District 1976-84, 5th District
1984-90); candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1994; candidate for California
state controller, 1986; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member, Platform Committee, 1988;
California
insurance commissioner, 1991-95, 2003-07; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California; U.S. Deputy Secretary of the
Interior, 1995-98; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 2007-09; U.S.
Representative from California, 2009-18 (10th District 2009-13,
3rd District 2013-18).
Basque, Italian,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2018.
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Rodolfo Garcia Jr. (b. 1963) —
also known as Rudy Garcia, Jr. —
of Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April
15, 1963.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 110th District, 1985-88,
1989-2000; member of Florida
state senate 40th District, 2001-; candidate for mayor
of Hialeah, Fla., 2011.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Jaycees;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carlos A. Giménez (b. 1954) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
January
17, 1954.
Republican. Fire
fighter; Miami Fire Chief, 1991-2000; Miami city manager,
2000-03; mayor
of Miami-Dade County, Fla., 2011-.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Lourdes Portela. |
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Danilo Goodrich (1916-1983) —
also known as Danilo Ogden Goodrich Del Castillo —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
November
12, 1916.
Member, public
relations staff for Pan American Airways;
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Haiti in Miami,
Fla., 1943-50.
Cuban and French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., June 29,
1983 (age 66 years, 229
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Napoleon Joseph Dumais and Maria Raquel Del Castillo; married, September
9, 1936, to Isabel Lamazares. |
| | | Image source: Miami Herald, December
27, 1946 |
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Dick A. Greco Jr. (b. 1933) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., September
14, 1933.
Hardware
business; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1967-74, 1995-2003; resigned 1974; defeated, 2011.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of Dick Greco, Sr. and Evelyn (Cotarelo) Greco; married to Linda
McClintock. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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José A. Gregory (1883-1947) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Cuba,
December
2, 1883.
Consul
for Cuba in Tampa,
Fla., 1935-40.
Cuban ancestry.
Died December
16, 1947 (age 64 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Vicente Guerra (1850-1909) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Ruenes, Asturias, Spain,
March
7, 1850.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; cigar
manufacturer; Consular
Agent for France in Tampa,
Fla., 1898-1907; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Tampa,
Fla., 1900-07.
Catholic.
Spanish ancestry.
Died, in St. Luke Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., January
9, 1909 (age 58 years, 308
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
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Alberto Gutman (b. 1959) —
also known as Al Gutman —
of Florida.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
January
4, 1959.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1984-92; member of Florida
state senate 34th District, 1992-99.
Jewish.
Cuban ancestry. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
In 1999, he was indicted,
along with his wife and 23 others, on charges of Medicaid
fraud and conspiracy; pleaded
guilty to felony conspiracy charges
that he helped set up home health care companies that never did any
legitimate business, got names of purported patients from voter
lists, and received over $800,000 in Medicare payments; resigned
from the Florida Senate as part of the plea bargain; sentenced
in 2000 to five years in prison,
fined,
and ordered to pay restitution.
Still living as of 1999.
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Carlos Hernandez (b. 1961) —
of Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Camagüey, Cuba,
March
8, 1961.
Police
officer; mayor
of Hialeah, Fla., 2011-14.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ernesto Hurtado (1893-1931) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
June
12, 1893.
Dentist;
Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Boston,
Mass., 1921-25.
Catholic.
Venezuelan ancestry.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., September
1, 1931 (age 38 years, 81
days).
Interment somewhere in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Carlos A. Lacasa (b. 1963) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., December
6, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1995-.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1999.
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Manuel Suarez Macias (1864-1920) —
also known as Manuel S. Macias —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
December
12, 1864.
Consul
for Argentina in Pensacola,
Fla., 1889-97; Consul
for Argentina in Mobile,
Ala., 1897-1903; Vice-Consul
for Argentina in Mobile,
Ala., 1906-20.
Cuban ancestry.
Died in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., April
12, 1920 (age 55 years, 122
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Jose E. Martinez (b. 1941) —
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, 1941.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 2002-.
Dominican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Raul L. Martinez (b. 1949) —
of Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba,
March
6, 1949.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; public
relations business; mayor
of Hialeah, Fla., 1981-90, 1994-2005; defeated, 2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004
(Parliamentarian),
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 2008; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 8th District, 2008.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonides 'Chin' Martinez; married to Angela
Callava. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Robert Martinez (b. 1934) —
also known as Bob Martinez —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., December
25, 1934.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1979-86; defeated, 1974; resigned 1986; Governor of
Florida, 1987-91; defeated, 1990.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carlos Eduardo Mendoza (b. 1970) —
Born in Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., 1970.
U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 2014-.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Pablo Mila (born c.1936) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born about 1936.
Candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1989.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1989.
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R. Alfred Monsalvatage (d. 1900) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1883-85; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Florida, 1896.
Spanish ancestry.
Died in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., May 28,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Federico A. Moreno (b. 1952) —
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
1952.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1990-.
Venezuelan ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Alexander Penelas (b. 1961) —
also known as Alex Penelas —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
18, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Miami-Dade County, Fla., 1996-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Manuel Prieguez (b. 1971) —
of Florida.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., February
24, 1971.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 113th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Young
Americans for Freedom.
Still living as of 1999.
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Luis Rojas (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
July
15, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1989-.
Christian.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (b. 1952) —
also known as Ileana Ros —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
July
15, 1952.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1983-86; member of Florida
state senate, 1987-89; U.S.
Representative from Florida 18th District, 1989-.
Female.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marco Rubio (b. 1971) —
of West Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., May 28,
1971.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 111th District, 2000-08; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 2007-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004;
U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2011-.
Catholic;
later Evangelical
Christian. Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Darren Michael Soto (b. 1978) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Ringwood, Passaic
County, N.J., February
25, 1978.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 2007-12; member of Florida
state senate, 2012-16; U.S.
Representative from Florida 9th District, 2017-.
Puerto Rican and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Anthony Suarez (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 35th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Carlos L. Valdés (b. 1951) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba,
May
4, 1951.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 111th District, 1989-.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Vincent Joseph Vidal (1858-1941) —
also known as Vincent J. Vidal; Vicente J.
Vidal —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Mahon, Minorca,
December
26, 1858.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
coffee
roaster; printing
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Guatemala in Pensacola,
Fla., 1900-31; Honorary
Consul for Cuba in Pensacola,
Fla., 1904-14; Commercial
Agent (Consul) for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1913-23; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Pensacola,
Fla., 1926-41; Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Pensacola,
Fla., 1929.
Spanish ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., September
26, 1941 (age 82 years, 274
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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J. Alex Villalobos (b. 1963) —
of Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., November
2, 1963.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 112th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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