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Juan Antiga
Born: (1871-08-23)August 23, 1871 Yaguajay, Cuba
Died: February 9, 1939(1939-02-09) (aged 67) Havana, Cuba
Cuban League debut
1890, for the Habana
Last appearance
1892, for the Habana
Teams
Habana (1890-1892)
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1948

Juan Antiga Escobar (August 23, 1871 - February 9, 1939) was a Cuban baseball player, physician, homeopath, government official, and diplomat, who served as an ambassador to France and Switzerland, delegate to the League of Nations, and Secretary of Labor under President Carlos Mendieta. He served as Secretary of Labor for about one month before resigning on March 2, 1934 over a disagreement with Mendieta's labor policies.

He played for Habana from 1890 to 1892 and was named to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1948.

References

1. Delgado-García 2005, pp. 50–51.
2. "Dr. Juan Antiga Death Notice". The Times-Tribune. February 10, 1939. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mendieta Is Facing Labor Issue Firmly". Nashville Banner. February 4, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Labor Situation in Cuba Serious". Denton Record-Chronicle. March 3, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003). Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878-1961. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-6425-8.

Notes

• Delgado-García, Gregorio (September 2005). "El doctor Juan Antiga y Escobar y la homeopatía en México" (PDF). Boletín Mexicano de Historia y Filosofía de la Medicina. 8 (2): 50–52. Retrieved March 29, 2010.

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