Toribio Mejía Xesspe

Toribio Mejía Xesspe
Born	(1896-04-16)April 16, 1896 Toro District, Peru
Died	November 2, 1983(1983-11-02) (aged 87) Lima, Peru
Alma mater	National University of San Marcos
Occupation(s)	Anthropologist and Archeologist

Manuel Toribio Mejía Xesspe (April 16, 1896 - November 2, 1983) was a Peruvian archaeologist and student of Julio César Tello. He discovered the Nazca Lines in 1926 or 1927.

Biography

Mejía Xesspe was born in Toro, a district of the La Unión province, Arequipa department.[1][2]

Reports differ on the specific year, but in either 1926[3] or 1927 Mejía Xesspe discovered locations of the Nazca Lines while hiking in the foothills of the surrounding area. He then discussed them at a conference in Lima in 1939.[4]

Mejía Xesspe died in Lima, due to a congenital disease of the spleen.[1]

See also

• Nazca culture

References

1. Melgar Vasquez, Max Alejandro (June 2014). "EL LEGADO DE TORIBIO MEJÍA XESSPE" (PDF).
2. "▷ Conoce el gran legado de Toribio Mejía Xesspe". Cultura Paracas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
3. "Why the Nasca lines are among Peru's greatest mysteries". History. 2010-11-08. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
4. Mejía Xesspe, Toribio (1939). ""Acueductos y caminos antiguos de la hoya del Río Grande de Nazca" (Aqueducts and ancient roads of the Rio Grand valley in Nazca)". Actas y Trabajos Cientificos del 27 Congreso Internacional de Americanistas (Proceedings and scientific works of the 27th international congress of American anthropologists). 1: 559–569.