Miguel Ángel Troitiño

Miguel Ángel Troitiño Vinuesa (1947 – 2020) was a Spanish geographer, professor of human geography at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He was an expert in cultural tourism and heritage preservation.[1]

Miguel Ángel Troitiño
Born1947 Edit this on Wikidata
El Arenal Edit this on Wikidata
Died21 April 2020 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 72–73)
Madrid Edit this on Wikidata
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OccupationGeographer, university teacher (1973–) Edit this on Wikidata
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Biography

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Born in El Arenal, province of Ávila, Spain, in 1947, Troitiño earned a licentiate degree in Geography and History from the UCM.[2] He obtained a PhD in Geography in 1979 from the UCM,[3] reading a dissertation on the city of Cuenca,[4] titled Cuenca, la crisis de una vieja ciudad castellana[5] and supervised by Manuel de Terán Álvarez [es]. A lecturer at the UCM since 1973,[3] he obtained a Chair of Human Geography in 1991.[6]

During his career, he focused on fields such as tourism, cultural heritage, urban planning and territorial development.[2] A great deal of his scholar production dealt with the city of Cuenca.[6] A member of the Institución Gran Duque de Alba [es], he also worked on the strategy for territorial sustainable development for the Tiétar Valley,[2] in his native province.

He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain on 21 April 2020.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ Pérez Monguió, Fernando (3 July 2006). "Expertos piden limitar las visitas a la Alhambra, la Mezquita y la Giralda". El País.
  2. ^ a b c d "Muere Miguel Ángel Troitiño, referente del estudio turístico". El Diario de Ávila. 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Miguel Ángel Troitiño Vinuesa". Revista de Arte. 10 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Fallece con coronavirus Miguel Ángel Troitiño, geógrafo "clave" en la declaración de Cuenca como Ciudad Patrimonio". eldiario.es. 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ Muñoz, José Luis (19 July 1979). "Cerrada la biblioteca pública de Cuenca". El País.
  6. ^ a b c "Fallece Miguel Ángel Troitiño, el gran experto del casco antiguo de Cuenca". eldigitalcastillalamancha.es. 22 April 2020.