Ximena Urbina | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Known for | Colonial history of fjords and channels of Patagonia |
| Awards | Premio Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal (2003)[1] Premio de Historia Colonial Silvio Zavala (2009)[1] |
| Academic background | |
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| Influences | Héctor Herrera Cajas • Rodolfo Urbina • Francisco Morales Padrón • Luis Navarro |
María Ximena Urbina Carrasco is a Chilean historian. She is best known for her work on the colonial era in the fjords and channels of Patagonia.[2][3] She did her undergraduate studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso (PUCV), and her Ph.D. at the University of Seville.[1][4]
Her work has earned her various history awards.[1][4] Since 2015 she is a full member of the Naval and Maritime History Academy of Chile[5] and since 2019, of the Chilean Academy of History.[6] She is a full professor at the Institute of History of the PUCV, as well as Editor of its scientific journal named Historia 396.