dr. Jesús Arango Cano | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1915-06-21)21 June 1915[1] |
| Died | 9 January 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 99) Armenia, Quindío, Colombia |
| Known for | Archaeology, anthropology,folklore |
| Spouse | Marina Montoya |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology,anthropology |
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Jesús Arango Cano (21 June 1915 – 9 January 2015) was a Colombianeconomist,diplomat,anthropologist,archaeologist and writer.
Arango Cano was born inLa Tebaida, Colombia, a village that his father, archaeologist Luis Arango Cardona, founded a year after his birth.[3] He attended theRutgers Preparatory School inNew Brunswick, New Jersey and studied Economy at theUniversity of California and later International Relations atColumbia University, New York.[4]
In the 1940s Arango Cano becameconsul for Colombia inSão Paulo, Brazil[4] and Undersecretary of International Relations.[3][4]
Arango Cano has written more than fifty books of which 40 are published. His first two books wereInmigración para Colombia, published in 1951, andInmigración y Colonización en la Gran Colombia in 1953.[3][4]
In 1965 Arango published his bookMitos, leyendas y dioses chibchas, about themyths, legends anddeities of theMuisca.[5] He also wrote about theQuimbaya,Calima and otherindigenous groups, not only of Colombia, but also about theAztec andIncas. Arango published about theEje Cafetero, thecoffee region in central Colombia where he was born.
In the 1970s, Arango Cano followed his father and became an archaeologist.[3][4] In 1974 his workLas esmeraldas sagradas: el tesoro de Furatena aboutFuratena, mythological figure for theMuzo people was published.
On 23 May 1980, Arango Cano together with other historians founded theAcademia de Historia del Quindío.[1]
Jesús Arango Cano has published mainly inSpanish and also in English and German.[6]
Arango Cano died inArmenia, Quindío, on 9 January 2015, at age 99.
This list is a selection.[6][7][8]
