Chairs
Andrés Bello Chair In Latin American Cultures And Civilizations
Officially inaugurated in December, 2001, the Andrés Bello Chair in Latin American Cultures and Civilizations was established at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, thanks to an extraordinary gift from the CITGO Petroleum Corporation, the American subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela.
The endowed Chair honors one of the greatest political and intellectual figures of the American hemisphere, the Venezuelan-born scholar and teacher, Andrés Bello (1781-1865). Famous as the tutor of Simón Bolívar, author and compiler of one of the most important modern grammars of the Spanish language, Andrés Bello is also remembered as the founder of the University of Chile and the author of that country’s Civil Code.
2015/16
Juan González »
2015/16
Jon Lee Anderson »
2014/15
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui
2013/14
Antonio José Ponte
2012/13
Beatriz Jaguaribe
2011/12
Rossana Reguillo
2009/10
James Dunkerley
2007/08
Jorge Mario Múnera
2006/07
Luis Millones
2006/07
Maya Ramos Smith
2005/06
Enrique Tejera París
2005/06
Néstor Garcia Canclini
2004/05
Beatriz Sarlo
2003/04
Adolfo Gilly
2002/03
Lourdes Arizpe
2002/03
Daniel Mato
2002/03
Carmen Boullosa
Chairs
King Juan Carlos I Chair Of Spanish Culture And Civilization
(Established in 1983, thanks to the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Petrie, this endowed professorship allows New York University to bring to campus each year an eminent scholar of the history and culture of modern Spain.)
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain visited New York University for the first time in December, 1983. On that occasion, John Brademas, then-President of the University, gave the King a doctorate honoris causa in recognition of the enormous contributions His Majesty has made in the causes of democracy and education.