Gonzalo Mejía Trujillo (

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

, 1884–1956) was a Colombian businessman. Together with Guillermo Echavarría Misas, he founded Compañía Colombiana de Navegación Aérea, which was the first aviation company and the provider of the first airmail services in the Americas. He took part in the development of the region of

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, and of the highway from

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. He was the Colombian partner for

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when it organized Uraba, Medellin and Central Airways in 1932, which flew from Medellin to the then-US controlled

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. He also worked in film. He produced the film '' Bajo el cielo antioqueño'', as well as appearing in it. In the 1920s, the edificio Gonzalo Mejía was constructed on his initiative, and named after him.

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Biography of Gonzalo Mejía

Colombian businesspeople 1884 births 1956 deaths {{Colombia-business-bio-stub