Gonzalo Mejía

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Gonzalo Mejía Trujillo (Medellín, 1884-1956) was a Colombian businessman. Together with , he founded Compañía Colombiana de Navegación Aérea, which was the first aviation company and the provider of the first airmail services in the Americas. He took part in the development of the region of Urabá Antioquia, and of the highway from Bogotá to Turbo.

He also worked in film. He produced the film Bajo el cielo antioqueño, as well as appearing in it.

In the 1920s, the edificio Gonzalo Mejía was constructed on his initiative, and named after him.[1]

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  1. ^ "Teatro Junín". Solo Paisas (in European Spanish). 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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