Aurelio Mario Gabriel Francisco García Menocal y Deop (December 17, 1866 – September 7, 1941) was the 3rd President of Cuba, serving from 1913 to 1921.

[4] On September 20, 1916, President Menocal established the Cuban Naval Academy situated at the time in Castillo de Rubens near the Mariel harbour.

On February 11, 1917, Commander Luis Solano rose up against Menocal, whereas the supreme chief of this rebellion was former President José Miguel Gómez.

The rebellion proved unsuccessful largely as a result of internal divisions within the ranks, and the support provided to Menocal by then U.S. ambassador, William Elliot Gonzalez.

By mid-June 1917, the rebellion, led by José Miguel Gómez and other Cuban army officers had mostly been quashed [6] In July 1917, Menocal suspended certain constitutional guarantees and called an extra session of Congress.

While in office, García Menocal hosted the 1920 Delta Kappa Epsilon National Convention,[7] the first international fraternity conference outside the U.S., which took place in Cuba.

Private trains were hired from New England to Florida where the invited men and their families could travel in comfort and style, and upon arrival in Cuba, each man was gifted a gold-trimmed box of cigars.