José María CANTILO, Argentinian diplomat, writer;. Decorations: grand officer, Légion d’Honneur (France); grand cross, Cristo (Portugal), Sol del Perú, Del Mérito (Chile), Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil), Cóndor de los Andes (Bolivia), Sts. Maurice and Lazarus (Italy), Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (Cuba), Honneur et Mérite (Haiti): commander, Pius IX (Vatican), Carlos III (Spain). member, University Nacional de Buenos Aires.