Cristina Calderón

Cristina Calderón in 2013

Cristina Calderón (May 24, 1928[1] – February 16, 2022) was a Chilean writer. She was born in Puerto Williams, Navarino Island. She was the last living full-blooded Yaghan person after the death of her 84 year-old sister Úrsula in 2005.[2][3] She was also the last native speaker of the Yaghan language.[4]

Calderón was honored as the Illustrious Daughter of the Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica. She was also recognized by the National Council of Culture and the Arts as a Living Human Treasure by UNESCO in 2003.[5]

Calderón died on February 16, 2022 in Punta Arenas, Chile from COVID-19 at the age of 93.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cristian Muñoz Vera. "Cristina Calderón representará a la Región de Magallanes en la elección de la mujer del Bicentenario" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Jackie Hailey (October 14, 2005). "Extinction on the horizon for indigenous tribe in Chile: Second-To-Last Yagana Woman Dies Of A Heart Attack". The Santiago Times. Santiago. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Azúa, Mauricio. "Mujer yagana busca preservar lengua a través de diccionario" (in Spanish). La Estrella de Arica. Archived from the original on 1 May 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Jack Hitt (February 29, 2004). "Say No More". The New York Times Magazine. New York. p. 52. ISSN 0028-7822. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ Biobíochile.cl (May 26, 2011). "Última representante del pueblo Yagan cumple 83 años en Puerto Williams" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Fallece a los 93 años Cristina Calderón, la última hablante del idioma Yagán (in Spanish)