Air Commodore Juan Jose Guiraldes (January 17, 1917 – September 18, 2003) was an Argentine writer, pilot, news reporter, thinker and airline company president.[1] He was, for a short period during the 1950's, the president of Argentina's flag airline carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Biography
editGüiraldes was the grandson of Manuel Güiraldes, who was once mayor of Buenos Aires, and of Dolores Goñi, and the son of José Antonio Güiraldes Goñi and Elsa Videla Dorma Duportal. He was born in Buenos Aires but is mostly connected by historians to the San Antonio de Areco area.[2]
His uncle was the famed writer, Ricardo Güiraldes.
In 1936, Güiraldes graduated from Argentina's military college at age 19. At the age of 22, in 1939, he was one of the founding members of Argentine airline company, Lineas Aereas Del Estado (LADE).[3] Gŭiraldes later graduated from one of the Royal Air Force colleges in Great Britain.[4]
Gūiraldes married Ernestina Holmberg Lanusse.[5] Gūiraldes was also the president of the Confederacion Gaucha, a group which organized honoring ceremonies to visiting heads of state in Argentina.[6] In that position, he was able to meet such dignitaries as the then Prince Charles of the United Kingdom.[7]
Aerolíneas Argentinas
editLate during the 1950s, Gũiraldes became the president of Argentina's flag carrier; Aerolíneas Argentinas.[8] He was a busy president when with the airline, seeking to improve the then young air company's economical situation. However, he only lasted a bit over one year at this position. Despite Aerolíneas Argentinas' position as the South American country's flag carrier, it competed for routes during Gūiraldes' tenure with private companies, most notably one led by brigadier Juan Fabri.[8]
Notably, as president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Gūiraldes was able to convince the then Argentine president, Arturo Frondizi, to buy six Comet jet airplanes for the airline.
Book
editOnce retired both as an airline businessman and Air Force pilot, Gūirales published one book, named "Los Gauchos".[9]
Honors
editThe city of San Antonio de Areco decided, soon after Gūiraldes' death in 2003, to honor him by naming a local park after him.
See also
editExternal links
edit- ^ "Murió ayer Juan José Güiraldes". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 19 September 2003. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Comodoro Juan José Güiraldes Videla Dorna n. 17 Ene 1917 Buenos Aires, Argentina f. 18 Sep 2003 San Antonio de Areco, Bs. As., Argentina: Genealogía Familiar". www.genealogiafamiliar.net. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ https://www.comiscab.com.ar/menu%20Historia%20del%20Arma/08_Dist_ComodoroGUIRALDES.aspx [dead link]
- ^ "El adiós a un símbolo de la tradición y la vida gauchesca". 21 September 2003.
- ^ "Una multitud conmovida despidió bajo la lluvia a Juan José Güiraldes". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Verbistsky, otra vez acusado de colaboracionista de la dictadura". Diario Río Negro (in European Spanish). 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Dias de Areco". diasdeareco.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ a b "La Preocupación de Güiraldes". Gaceta Aeronautica (in Spanish). 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "Libro los Gauchos de Juan Jose Guiraldes - $ 1.500".