Air Commodore Juan Jose Guiraldes (January 17, 1917 – September 18, 2003) was an Argentine writer, pilot, news reporter, thinker and airline company president.
[5] Gūiraldes was also the president of the Confederacion Gaucha, a group which organized honoring ceremonies to visiting heads of state in Argentina.
Despite Aerolíneas Argentinas' position as the South American country's flag carrier, it competed for routes during Gūiraldes' tenure with private companies, most notably one led by brigadier Juan Fabri.
Once retired both as an airline businessman and Air Force pilot, Gūirales published one book, named "Los Gauchos".
[9] The city of San Antonio de Areco decided, soon after Gūiraldes' death in 2003, to honor him by naming a local park after him.