Jon de Cortina
Salvadroan theologian (1934-2005) · Spain · On the map · Academics · Died at 70
Jon Cortina Garaigorta, S.J. was a Jesuit priest, engineer, and activist, founder of Pro-Búsqueda, an organization dedicated to searching for the missing children of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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He was a professor at Central American University (UCA), the Jesuit university of El Salvador, and escaped the massacre of the Jesuit community at the university in November 1989.
Country
Spain
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2005 · aged 70