Justiniano Torres Aparicio

Justiniano Torres Aparicio (born September 6, 1906 in Humahuaca , † 1992 in San Salvador de Jujuy ) was an Argentine doctor, archaeologist, composer, musicologist and author.

Life

Justiniano Torres Aparicio initially worked as a teacher at the Escuela Normal República de Bolivia and as a lecturer in San Salvador de Jujuy. He then studied medicine in Córdoba and in 1936 took over the management of the Belgrano Hospital . He was interested in the history of the indigenous peoples of South America and compiled a collection of archaeological finds and wrote the books Orígenes y técnicas de la quena and Aerófonos tubulares indígenas . In the same year, he discovered three mummies over six thousand years old in a cave at an altitude of over 3,600 meters. His archaeological collection, including the mummies, formed the basis of the Museo Arqueológico Justiniano Torres Aparicio in Humahuaca.

In addition to his work as a doctor and archaeologist, he was also active as a musician. In the Conjunto Humahuaca he played guitar, mandolin, piano, bandoneon, quena and charango . He composed Zambas, Carnavalitos, Cuecas, Bailecitos, Canciones, Valses and Tangos, including Clavelito blanco , La vi por vez primera , Virgen de Punta Corral and Total que . His compositions have been performed and recorded by musicians such as José Simón , Juan Quintero , Tomás Lipán , Pipo Meriles and Bruno Arias .

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SURNAME	Torres Aparicio, Justiniano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Argentine doctor, archeology, composer, musicologist and author
DATE OF BIRTH	September 6, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Humahuaca
DATE OF DEATH	1992
Place of death	San Salvador de Jujuy