I recently realized that I have seen at least three versions of José Méndez’s full name:
“José Méndez Ramos,” from a roster list published in La Lucha (January 26, 1912);
“José de la Caridad Méndez Arco de Tejada,” from Roberto González Echevarría’s Pride of Havana (p. 130);
“José Méndez Baez,” from James Riley’s Biographical Encyclopedia (p. 545).
Does anybody have any idea what the story is here?
UPDATE 3:50 p.m. His Hall of Fame plaque reads “José de la Caridad Mendéz Baez.” Yes, the accent mark on “Méndez” was wrongly placed.
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