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Today we will dedicate this space to talk about Hermelinda Urvina, the first Ecuadorian and South American woman to obtain an aviation pilot's license. Photo author unknown
For him Women's Day In this blog we dedicate space year after year to review the importance of these brave women who have managed to make history in an industry historically dominated by men..
For this opportunity we are going to dedicate space to an Ecuadorian and Ambateña woman who made history by being the first woman from South America and obviously Ecuadorian, in obtaining an official license that gave him the title of pilot.
Hermelinda Urvina, first South American woman with aviation pilot license
Hermelinda Urvina Mayorga was a pioneering Ecuadorian woman in aviation.. He was born in the city of Ambato, Ecuador, the 26 September 1905, and from a very young age he showed great interest in aviation. Despite the gender stereotypes of the time, Hermelinda didn't let this stop her from pursuing her dream of flying..
After getting married in 1926, the couple moved to New York, city where he lived 1945, in that period he fulfilled his dream of being an aviator pilot.
On 1932, at the age of 27 years, Hermelinda Urvina Mayorga became the first Ecuadorian and South American woman to obtain an aviation pilot's license at the Safair Flying school, granted by the authority of USA. This was a significant achievement at a time when aviation was a predominantly male activity..
On USA She was part of the largest organization of women pilots in North America called Ninety Niners along with the famous Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh himself..
Over the years, Hermelinda participated in flights between New York and Washington, event that was covered by American media, where he also stood out in an air raid to Montreal, where only 12 pilots of 38 arrived at the destination (4 of them died due to weather conditions). Subsequently, I would get a private pilot's license in Mexico, where I would fly on a mail airline between this country and New York. It was part of aerial demonstrations as it was, for example, in Cuba.
Her aviation career ended after suffering an accident that resulted in the destruction of the aircraft she had previously purchased with her husband., with whom he returned to Quito on 1945.
Hermelinda passed away in Toronto, canada the 20 September 2008 to their 102 years with his daughter Rosario, leaving a legacy for all women who dream of being part of the airline industry and also being considered one of the most influential women of the millennium in 2000 by the Ecuadorian press.
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La primera aviadora en obtener una licencia de piloto en Sudamérica fue Amelia Celia Figueredo en 1914, oriunda de Argentina, la segunda mujer sudamericana fue la boliviana Amalia Villa de la Tapia en 1922… y muchas otras mujeres latinoamericanas antes de 1932, lo que no le quita a Hermelinda el mérito de haber sido la primera mujer ecuatoriana en obtener un brevete de aviadora. Dar otros créditos a nuestros héroes los desluce y los convierte en personajes de ciencia ficción, quitándole todo mérito.
Hello Roberto, thanks for your contribution. As explained in the text, Hermelinda was the first pilot to obtain an aviation pilot's license under the United States, which is similar to what we know today, That is why "aviation" is clarified, which was not the same as what was delivered in South America years before.. This information is what your own family handles. Greetings