Nicolas Arroyo

Nicolas Arroyo
Cuban Minister of Public Works
In office 1952–1958
President	Fulgencio Batista
20th Cuban Ambassador to the United States
In office 1958 – January 1959
President	Fulgencio Batista
Preceded by	Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda
Succeeded by	Ernesto Dihigo
Personal details
Born	Nicolas Arroyo y Marquez 31 August 1917 Havana, Cuba
Died	13 July 2008 Washington, D.C.
Nationality	Cuban, American
Spouse(s)	Gabriela Menendez Garcia-Beltran (1942-2008)
Children	Nicolas Arroyo-Menendez
Alma mater	University of Havana
Profession	Architect
Religion	Roman Catholic

Nicolas Arroyo Marquez (31 August 1917 in Havana, Cuba - 13 July 2008 in Washington, D.C.) was a Cuban architect, diplomat and minister. He was the last Cuban Ambassador to the United States in 1958 before Fidel Castro's rise to power. He had previously served in the government of Fulgencio Batista as the Minister of Public Works (1952–1958).

Arroyo was third of five children born to the lawyer, Nicolas Arroyo and Hortensia Marquez. He graduated as an architect from the University of Havana in 1941. In December 1942, he married fellow architect Gabriela Menendez Garcia-Beltran (died 10 July 2008) and formed the architectural firm "Arroyo y Menendez".

References

• El Nuevo Herald; Vintage Havana Modern Architecture Leader Dies by Wilfredo Cancio Isla; 27 July 2008.
• Guillermo Jimenez; Los Propietarios de Cuba 1958; Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, Havana, Cuba, 2007; ISBN 9590608302

Political offices
Preceded by Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda	Cuban Ambassador to the United States 1958-1959	Succeeded by Ernesto Dihigo

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Persondata
Name	Arroyo, Nicolas
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	31 August 1917
Place of birth	Havana, Cuba
Date of death	13 July 2008
Place of death	Washington, D.C.