# Luis Candelaria

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Argentine Army officer (1892 – 1963)

Luis Cenobio Candelaria Lieutenant Luis Candelaria Born (1892-10-29)October 29, 1892 Buenos Aires Argentina Died December 23, 1963(1963-12-23) (aged 71) San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina Occupations Aviator Arly Officer Known for First crossing of the Andes by aeroplane

**Luis Candelaria** (29 October 1892 Buenos Aires – 23 December 1963 San Miguel de Tucumán), was an [Argentine Army](/source/Argentine_Army) officer and military [aviator](/source/Aviator) who was the first to cross the [Andes](/source/Andes) by [aeroplane](/source/Aeroplane), in April 1918.

## First crossing of the Andes by aeroplane

Though the Andes have been crossed by balloon in 1916 by Arturo Bradley and Angel María Zuloaga, the attempts to do so by aeroplane by [Jorge Newbery](/source/Jorge_Newbery) (1914) and by [Pedro Zanni](/source/Pedro_Zanni) (1917) were unsuccessful, and in the former case resulted in the death of the pilot.[1]

Lieutenant Candelaria successfully crossed the Andes on 13 April 1918 in a [Morane-Saulnier Parasol](/source/Morane-Saulnier_L) with an 80 hp [rotary engine](/source/Rotary_engine), taking off from [Zapala](/source/Zapala) ([Argentina](/source/Argentina)) and landing at [Cunco](/source/Cunco%2C_Chile) ([Chile](/source/Chile)) after a total flight time of 2 hours 30 minutes during which he reached 4,000 meters of altitude.[2] The Argentine Government granted Candelaria the title of **Military Aviator** for that feat.[3][4][5][6]

## Personal life

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## Luis Candelaria in popular culture

- The [San Carlos de Bariloche Airport](/source/San_Carlos_de_Bariloche_Airport) is named **Teniente Luis Candelaria**, after him.[7]

- A primary school in the city of [Zapala](/source/Zapala), ‘’Escuela Primaria N°3 Teniente Aviador Luis Candelaria’’, is named after him.[8]

- Although he died in San Miguel de Tucumán, Candelaria’s remains are interred at Zapala, as per his wishes; his grave has the inscription "13 de Abril de 1918" ((in Spanish): 13 April 1918).[1]

## See also

- [History of aviation](/source/History_of_aviation)

- [List of firsts in aviation](/source/List_of_firsts_in_aviation)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LaNacion1998_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LaNacion1998_1-1) Luis Casabal (13 April 1998). ["A 80 años del primer cruce aéreo de los Andes"](http://www.lanacion.com.ar/93428-a-80-anos-del-primer-cruce-aereo-de-los-andes). *La Nación* (in Spanish). Diario La Nación. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Héctor Pérez Morando (12 July 2011). ["Aquel inolvidable primer avión"](http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/rn/nota.aspx?idart=660506&idcat=9521&tipo=2) (in Spanish). Diario Río Negro. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Libros Maravillosos - Patricio Barros y Antonio Bravo"](http://www.librosmaravillosos.com/lahistoriadelaaviacion/capitulo10.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio - Actividades"](http://www.museoaeronautico.gob.cl/espanol/actividades.php?n=448). Retrieved 2015-04-26.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Encuentra aquí información de Historia de la aeronaútica argentina para tu escuela ¡Entra ya! | Rincón del Vago"](http://html.rincondelvago.com/historia-de-la-aeronautica-argentina.html). 14 January 2004.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005323/http://www.faa.mil.ar/historia/abril.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.faa.mil.ar/historia/abril.html) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-26.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["AeroPortal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140427053437/http://www.aeroportal.com.ar/). Archived from [the original](http://www.aeroportal.com.ar/) on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Escuela primaria Nº3 Teniente Aviador Luis Candelaria"](http://www.argentino.com.ar/escuela-primaria-3-teniente-aviador-luis-candelaria-educacion-primaria-F1507C20E19D3). Retrieved 26 April 2015.

## Further reading

- [“Pioneros del aire en Argentina”, Rumbos Aeronáuticos, issue 26, 2 July 2012](http://www.eam.iua.edu.ar/rumbos/Revista-26/RevistaRumbos26-HistAeronautica.htm) (in Spanish) ‘’(accessed 2015-04-26)’’

## External links

- [BIOGRAFÍA: PILOTO ARGENTINO "Tte. Ingeniero F.A. -LUIS CENOBIO CANDELARIA – Club de Ciencias Presidente Derqui website](http://ccpd.atspace.tv/CANDELARIA.htm) (in Spanish) ‘’(accessed 2015-04-26)’’

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