Xavier Cortés Rocha

Xavier Cortés Rocha (born February 24, 1943) is a Mexican architect and urban planner. He was also briefly the interim rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in November 1999, after a student strike forced the resignation of Francisco Barnés de Castro.[4] He was born in Tampico.[5]

Xavier Cortés Rocha
Cortés Rocha in 2018
Rector of National Autonomous University of Mexico (interim)
In office
12 November 1999[1] – 17 November 1999[1][2]
Preceded byFrancisco Barnés de Castro
Succeeded byJuan Ramón de la Fuente
Personal details
Born (1943-02-24) February 24, 1943[3]
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
OccupationArchitect

Biography

Cortés graduated in architecture and later in urban planning at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the UNAM. He continued his studies in Paris. After 1968 he taught at the UNAM. In 1999 he became Secretary General of the UNAM, and was the interim UNAM president from 12 to 17 November 1999. From 2001 to 2009 he was director of Sitios y Monumentos del Patrimonio Cultural of the CONACULTA, as well as president of the Academia Nacional de Arquitectos. He is an emeritus professor of the College of Architecture of the UNAM.[3][6]

Cortés became a member of the Academia de Artes in 2018.[7]

References
  1. "Indice General por Periodos Rectorales" [General Index of Rectoral Periods]. Periodo Rectoral 1999-2003. Compendio de Legislacion Universitaria 1910-2001 (in Spanish). Vol. 5. pp. 2439–2442. ISBN 9789703210558.
  2. Preston, Julia (21 January 2000). "Big Majority Votes to End Strike at Mexican University". New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. "Xavier Cortés Rocha". Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. "Rector's Resignation Could Resolve Prolonged Strike at National University". Latin America Data Base - News & Educational Services. University of New Mexico Digital Repository. 17 November 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. "Reconocen aportes de Xavier Cortés Rocha al patrimonio" [Xavier Cortés Rocha recognized for contributions to heritage]. Mi Punto De Visto (in Spanish). 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. Hernández, Fernanda (29 October 2020). "UNAM rehabilita Palacio de Medicina; proyecta museo de sitio" [UNAM rehabilitates Palace of Medicine; project site museum]. Centro Urbano (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. "Xavier Cortés Rocha, nuevo miembro de la Academia de Artes". Proceso. 5 October 2018.
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