Ximena Urbina Explained

Ximena Urbina
Birth Place:	Valparaíso, Chile
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)
Influences:	Héctor Herrera CajasRodolfo UrbinaFrancisco Morales PadrónLuis 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.

Scholar career

Born in Valparaíso, she is the daughter of the Chilean historian, Rodolfo Urbina.^[7]

In the early 1990s, Urbina entered the Institute of History of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), where she received her degree as a professor and graduate.^[8] Likewise, she completed her master's degree at the same faculty. Thereby, in the early-2000s, Urbina was able to complete her doctorate at her then-known University of Seville, which ended up installing her as a professor at the PUCV.

On April 9, 2019, Urbina achieved an important milestone in her career by being officially admitted to the Chilean Academy of History.^{[7] [9]} On the other hand, on January 13, 2020, the PUCV recognized her academic excellence.^[10]

On August 31, 2020, Urbina participated in the release of the book General History of the Kingdom of Chile at the University of the Andes, Chile.^[11] On the other hand, at the San Sebastián University (December 2020), she participated in the presentation of a book about the myth of the City of the Caesars.^[12] Years later, in 2023, Dr. Urbina managed to win a Fondecyt project focused on the British-Australian navigator, Phillip Parker King.

Works

Books

• Los conventillos en Valparaíso, 1880–1920, Ediciones Universitarias de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2002).
• La Frontera de Arriba en el Reino de Chile, Centro de Investigaciones Barros Arana, Santiago de Chile (2009).
• Fuentes Para la Historia de la Patagonia Occidental en el periodo colonial, Tomo I (siglos XVI y XVII), Ediciones Universitarias de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2014).
• Fuentes Para la Historia de la Patagonia Occidental en el periodo colonial, Tomo II (siglo XVIII), Ediciones Universitarias de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2018).^[13]

See also

• Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso History Institute

External links

• Profile at the PUCV Institute of History
• Profile at Academia.edu

Notes and References

1. Web site: María Ximena Urbina Carrasco . 2023-02-08 . Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso . Spanish.
2. Web site: Historiadora Ximena Urbina publica libro sobre el litoral de Aysén durante el Siglo XVIII. Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia. 3 July 2018. 29 January 2021.
3. Web site: Ximena Urbina: Los huilliches no son piezas de un museo [entrevista] [artículo] Manuel Cifuentes Salinas]. Biblioteca Nacional Digital. Diario Austral de Osorno. 10 June 2012. 25 December 2023.
4. Web site: María Ximena Urbina Carrasco . 2023-02-08 . grupoestudiopirateria.org.
5. Web site: Profesora de la PUCV ingresa a la Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile . 2015-07-26 . 2023-02-08 . Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso . Spanish.
6. Web site: Academia Chilena de la Historia. Instituto de Chile. 25 December 2023.
7. Web site: Mundos australes de Chile a Sevilla. Diario de Sevilla. 9 April 2019. 29 January 2021.
8. Web site: María Ximena Urbina ― PUCV. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. 23 December 2023.
9. Web site: Profesora Ximena Urbina ingresará como Miembro de Número a la Academia Chilena de la Historia. Radio Festival. 22 December 2020. 29 January 2021.
10. Web site: PUCV reconoce a dos académicas del Instituto de Historia por excelencia en investigación y docencia distinguida. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. 13 January 2020. 29 January 2021.
11. Web site: Lanzamiento libro: "Sumario de la Historia general del reino de Chile", Diego de Rosales. University of the Andes, Chile. 31 August 2020. 29 January 2021.
12. Web site: Ciudad de los Césares: La utopía a través de la historia. Universidad San Sebastián. 22 December 2020. 29 January 2021.
13. Web site: Académica PUCV lanzó libro que recopila fuentes para la historia de la Patagonia occidental en el período colonial. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. 29 July 2018. 25 December 2023.