| Carlos Antonio Mendoza | |
| Order: | President of Panama |
| Term Start: | 1 March 1910 |
| Term End: | 1 October 1910 |
| Deputy: | Presidential designates Juan M. Lambert Pablo Arosemena Federico Boyd Rodolfo Chiari |
| Predecessor: | José Domingo de Obaldía |
| Successor: | Federico Boyd |
| Birth Name: | Carlos Antonio Mendoza Soto |
| Birth Date: | October 31, 1856 |
| Birth Place: | Panama City, Province of Panama, Republic of New Granada |
| Death Date: | February 13, 1916 (aged 59) |
| Signature: | Firma de Carlos Antonio Mendoza - Constitución de 1904.jpg |
Carlos Antonio Mendoza Soto (31 October 1856, in Panama City - 13 February 1916) was a Panamanian politician who served in 1908 and 1909 as the second presidential designate in the government of José Domingo de Obaldía. After the death of the first presidential designate José Agustín Arango in 1909 he was first in line to the presidency. In that capacity, Mendoza became President of Panama from 1 March 1910 to 1 October 1910. He belonged to the Liberal Party.
Mendoza was elected as the third presidential designate by the National Assembly for the 1904–1906 term.[1]
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