Background
URRUTIA MENDAZA, Claudio was born on October 30, 1857 in San José de Costa Rica. Son of Juan Urrutia and Ciriaca Mendaza.
URRUTIA MENDAZA, Claudio was born on October 30, 1857 in San José de Costa Rica. Son of Juan Urrutia and Ciriaca Mendaza.
Member of the Office of Inspecting Engineers (Ingenieros Revisores), 1885. Head of the Engineering Corps, 1892. Head of the Boundary Commission in the dispute with Mexico, 1895 -1900.
With Honduras, 1908.
With Belize, 1917. First mayor of Guatemala City, 1912. Consulting engineer and member of the special diplomatic commission to Washington, 1917.
Consulting engineer in Washington in the boundary dispute with Honduras, 1918. Deputy to Congress, 1920.
Director of the National Meteorological Observatory, 1926.
Director-general of public works’ since 1930. Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Professor of mathematics in the Engineering School, Military School, Young Men's Institute, and in various secondary schools of the capital.
Sociedad Guatemalteca de Ciencias (president, 1892). Sociedad de Geografía e Historia (president, 1930). University of Nuremberg.
Married Carlota Evans. Children: Claudio, Juan Carlos, Eduardo, Rosa Carlota, Roberto, and Jorge Mario.