Julio Montes Taracena (1915–1997) of Guatemala served as a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in Geneva, Switzerland from 1979 to 1985.
Julio Montes Taracena | |
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| Born | Julio Guillermo 26 January 1915 Guatemala City |
| Died | 13 April 1997 Antigua Guatemala |
| Occupation(s) | Owner of the El Rosario Grande farm, Tumbador, San Marcos, Guatemala |
| Years active | 60 |
| Known for | Member of the World Scout Bureau of Geneva, Switzerland, 1979-1985 |
| Notable work | Chief of Scouts of Guatemala |
| Spouse | Elena Dominguez de Montes |
| Children | Ana Maria Montes D., Heinz Julio Montes D., Rosa Maria Montes D. |
In 1977, Montes was awarded the 120th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[1] He was also a recipient of the Silver World Award.
Background
editHe was the owner of the El Rosario Grande farm in Tumbador, San Marcos, Guatemala.[2]
He was an instrumental volunteer leader of Scouting in Guatemala.[3]
Scouting
editMontes Taracena took part in the following World Scout Conferences:
- 1965 20th World Scout Conference Mexico City
- 1967 21st World Scout Conference Seattle, Washington, United States
- 1969 22nd World Scout Conference Espoo, Finland
- 1971 23rd World Scout Conference Tokyo, Japan
- 1973 24th World Scout Conference Nairobi, Kenya
- 1975 25th World Scout Conference Lundtoft, Denmark
- 1977 26th World Scout Conference Montreal, Canada
- 1979 27th World Scout Conference Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 1981 28th World Scout Conference Dakar, Senegal
- 1985 30th World Scout Conference Munich, West Germany
- 1988 31st World Scout Conference Melbourne, Australia
J. Montes attended the following Interamerican Scout Conferences:
- 1957 4th Interamerican Scout Conference - February in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- 1961 5th Interamerican Scout Conference - February in Caracas, Venezuela
- 1964 6th Interamerican Scout Conference - August in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1968 7th Interamerican Scout Conference - July in San Salvador, El Salvador
- 1972 8th Interamerican Scout Conference - August in Lima, Peru
- 1974 9th Interamerican Scout Conference - August in Miami, Florida, United States
- 1976 10th Interamerican Scout Conference - August in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1978 11th Interamerican Scout Conference - June in Guatemala, City, Guatemala
- 1980 12th Interamerican Scout Conference - October in Santiago, Chile
- 1982 13th Interamerican Scout Conference - July in Nassau, Bahamas
- 1984 14th Interamerican Scout Conference - September in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- 1986 15th Interamerican Scout Conference - July in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1988 16th Interamerican Scout Conference - September in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1990 17th Interamerican Scour Conference - September in Montevideo, Uruguay
References
edit- ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Rosa Torras Conangla (2007). "Sujeción laboral y conflictos jurisdiccionales en una comunidad mam del altiplano guatemalteco (1890-1947)". Revista Pueblos y Fronteras Digital (in Spanish). 2 (3): 10. doi:10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2007.3.234. S2CID 142952473.
- ^ "Nosotros - Inicios del Movimiento Scout en Guatemala" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 28, 2019.
External links
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- "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- Wilson, John S. (1959). Scouting Round the World (First ed.). Blandford Press.