José Corona Núñez (July 4, 1906 – January 6, 2002) was a Mexican author, anthropologist, and history professor who discovered several important archeological sites throughout México.

He would later clarify that his primary motivation was to continue to learn and given his family's limited resources private schooling was not an option.

The last religious ceremony in which he participated took place in his native convent of Cuitzeo, in which he was disrobed and he removed all emblems (belt, cross, etc.)

Corona Núñez received a scholarship to attend the National School of Anthropology and History ("Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia").

As an anthropologist José Corona Núñez discovered the circular pyramid of the Ixtlán del Rio archeological site.