Javier Ocampo López (born 19 June 1939) is a Colombian historian, writer,

folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currenc ...

and professor. He has been important in the fields of

Colombian folklore Colombian folklore are beliefs, customs and cultural traditions in Colombia. Cultural influences Colombia has traditional folk tales and stories about legendary creatures, which are transmitted orally and passed on to new generations. Some o ...

and history of Latin America and Colombia, especially contributing on the

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of Boyacá, the homeland of the

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and their

religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

and

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.Curriculum Vitae – Javier Ocampo López
– Retrieved 23 April 2016 He wrote exclusively in Spanish.List of works by Javier Ocampo López
– WorldCat – Retrieved 23 April 2016

Biography

Javier Ocampo López was born in Aguadas, a village famous for the ''

pasillo Pasillo ( en, little step, hallway or aisle) is a Colombian, genre of music extremely popular in the territories that composed the 19th century Viceroyalty of New Granada: Born in the Colombian Andes during the independence wars, it spread to oth ...

'' (a Colombian type of

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), in the department of Caldas in west-central Colombia to parents Francisco Ocampo Gutiérrez and Doña Teresa López Hurtado. He has one brother, Fabio. In 1956 he finished his secondary education as best student of his class. Ocampo plays the

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since the age of twelve and was a member of the music group of his village of birth. Ocampo went to study in 1956 at the ''Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas'' ("Faculty of Social and Economical Sciences") of the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, where he obtained his degree in

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soci ...

. Ocampo López obtained his

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El Colegio de México El Colegio de México, A.C. (commonly known as Colmex, English: The College of Mexico) is a Mexican institute of higher education, specializing in teaching and research in social sciences and humanities. The college was founded in 1940 by the Mex ...

in 1969 with his thesis titled ''Las ideas de un día. El pueblo mexicano ante la consumación de su independencia'' ("Ideas of one day. The Mexican people before the consummation of their independence"). Over the course of 57 years, Ocampo López has been the author of 100 books, co-authored 47 and published 200 studies in specialized literature and national and international newspapers.Javier Ocampo, 'Señor historiador' con más de 100 libros de su autoría – 2013
– El Tiempo – Retrieved 23 April 2016 In 1960 he taught at the ''Colegio Nacional Académico'' in Cartago ( Valle del Cauca) and from 1963 at the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia in Tunja. Ocampo wrote several biographies about Colombian historical figures;

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, generals and others; Antonio Villavicencio, Julián Trujillo Largacha,

Santos Gutiérrez José Santos Gutiérrez Prieto was a Colombian statesman and soldier, who became president of the Sovereign State of Boyacá, and later elected as president of the United States of Colombia for the term of 1868-1870.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ...

María Antonia Santos Plata María Antonia Santos Plata (10 April 1782–28 June 1819), was a Neogranadine peasant, rebel leader and heroine. She galvanized, organized, and led the rebel guerrillas in the Province of El Socorro against the invading Spanish troops dur ...

Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Manuel Antonio Sanclemente Sanclemente (September 19, 1814–March 12, 1902) was President of Colombia between 1898 and 1900.Gobernantes Colombianos, Ignacio Arismendi Posada, Interprint Editors Ltd., Italgraf, Segunda Edición, Page 141, Bogotá ...

Eustorgio Salgar Eustorgio Salgar Moreno Salazar (1831–1885) was a Colombian lawyer, general and political figure, who was president of the United States of Colombia from 1870 until 1872. Elected at age 39, he was the youngest president of Colombia. Biographi ...

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was a Colombian Army of Colombia, Army general, civil engineer and dictator who ruled as List of presidents of Colombia, 19th President of Colombia as from June 1953 to May 1957. Rojas ...

Manuel Rodríguez Torices Manuel Rodríguez Torices (full birth name Manuel Juan Robustiano de los Dolores Rodríguez Torices y Quiroz) (May 24, 1788 – October 5, 1816) was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, journalist, and Precursor of the Independence of Col ...

Antonio José de Sucre Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" ( en, "Grand Marshal of Ayacucho"), was a Venezuelan independence leader who served as the president of Peru and as the second pr ...

José Miguel Pey José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

José Manuel Marroquín Jose Manuel Cayetano Marroquín Ricaurte (August 6, 1827 – September 19, 1908) was a Colombian political figure and the 27th President of Colombia. Biographic data José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died in ...

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José de Obaldía José Arsenio Vicente del Carmen de Obaldía y Orejuela (19 July 1806 – 28 December 1889) was the List of Vice Presidents of Colombia, 7th Vice President of Republic of New Granada, New Granada, and as such served as Acting President in two occ ...

, José Eusebio Otálora. A public library in his birthplace Aguadas has been named in his honour.

Works

This list is a selection.

Books

* 2013 – ''Mitos y leyendas indígenas de Colombia'' * 2011 – ''El proceso ideológico de la independencia'' * 2007 – ''Grandes culturas indígenas de América'' * 2006 – ''El folclor y las fiestas en Colomba'' * 2006 – ''Mitos, leyendas y relatos colombianos'' * 2001 – ''Mitos y leyendas de Antioquia la Grande'' * 1996 – ''Leyendas populares colombianas'' * 1977 – ''El pueblo boyacense y su folclor''

Articles

* 1993 – ''Fiestas religiosas y romerías. El abigarrado mundo de las devociones populares en Colombia'' * 1974 – ''El proceso ideológico de la emancipación'' * 1970 – ''La artesanía popular boyacense y su importancia en la geografía turística y económica''''La artesanía popular boyacense y su importancia en la geografía turística y económica''
– Retrieved 23 April 2016

References

Notable works by Ocampo López

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