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.