| José Arraño Acevedo | |
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| Born | José Santos Arraño Acevedo October 14, 1921 Quebrada del Nuevo Reino, Pichilemu, Chile |
| Died | November 23, 2009 (aged 88) Pichilemu, Chile |
| Occupation | Writer, Historian, Radio announcer |
José Santos Arraño Acevedo (October 14, 1921 - November 23, 2009)[1] was a Chilean writer and historian from Pichilemu, mostly known for his books on the city's history, such as Pichilemu y Sus Alrededores Turísticos.
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He was one of the 12 sons of José Luis Arraño Ortiz and María Soledad Acevedo Caro.[1]
During his childhood he lived in Pichilemu, and he later went to study in Los Hermanos Maristas School in San Fernando and the Pontifical Seminary of Santiago.
He was a frequent collaborator of the Santiago's press through articles devoted to the Colchaguinian area, always emphasizing embodied the beauty and the importance of his origins, in newspapers as Las Últimas Noticias or La Época and in dozens of other regional newspapers,[2] taking Arraño Acevedo as the most important historian of Pichilemu and the most dedicated to promote Pichilemu's tourism. All his articles were gathered in two books: Pichilemu y sus alrededores turísticos and Hombres y Cosas de Pichilemu, also he habitually read many of his articles in his radio program, that was broadcasted for almost a decade, La Hora de José Arraño Acevedo.
During this time, one of his quotes became famous:
| “ | ¡Qué lindo es Pichilemu![3] (English: How beautiful Pichilemu is!) | ” |
On November 22, 2009 he was admitted to Pichilemu Hospital, and died on November 23 at 14:00 local time, of pneumonia at the age of 88.[4]
His funeral was held in Pichilemu's Inmaculada Concepción Parish, and was buried on November 24, 2009 in the Pichilemu cemetery.[1]
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