Jorge Luis Echarte

Jorge Luis Echarte y Mazorra (born 17 February 1891 in Havana, Cuba, date of death unknown) was a Cuban architect and engineer. He served as the Cuban Minister of Public Works (1935-1936) and as the Foreign Minister (1936-1937) during the presidency of Jose Barnet.

One of his most prominent projects he designed was the home of Alberto de Armas on the Quinta Avenida in 1926, which in 2008 was being restored.

He was married to Carmen Romero Ochoterena and they had three children: Maria Teresa, Luis, and Jorge Echarte Romero.

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first = Juan Joaquin
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title = Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952
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year = 1954
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