Never Before in 155 Years: a Woman From Guadalajara Leads the National Geographic Institute

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Laura Barbas Calvo, a telecommunications engineer and natural from Horche, makes history by becoming the first woman to lead the IGN since...

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On Thursday, the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente, presided over the appointment of the Alcarreña Laura Barbas Calvo (natural of the town of Horche) as general director of the National Geographical Institute, the public agency under the Ministry that cartography the Spanish territory. Laura Barbas Calvo is an engineer of Telecommunications, belongs to the body of Astronomers and is a member of the coordination group o…

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The Alcarreña (natural of the town of Horche) is the first woman to lead the IGN in its 155 years of history, a step that allows to make visible the presence of women in the research, sector with only few female references that serve as "mirror and inspiration".

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The National Geographical Institute (IGN) begins a new stage with the appointment of Laura Barbas Calvo as Director General, a milestone for an institution with more than a century and a half of trajectory. The inauguration ceremony, held this Thursday in Madrid, has been presided over by the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente, on which the agency depends.