Fernando Ortiz Fernández

Fernando Ortiz Fernández (16 July 1881 – 10 April 1969) was a Cuban essayist, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects of indigenous Cuban culture. Ortiz coined the term "transculturation," the notion of converging cultures.

This article is about the Cuban scholar. For the Mexican footballer, see Fernando Ortiz Fernández (footballer). For other people, see Fernando Ortiz.
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