Andrés Nicolás Contreras Méndez was a Chilean agronomist recognized for his impactful studies on the native potatoes of Chiloé. Beginning in the 1960s, he actively sought out small gardens maintained by local elderly women to preserve various heirloom potato varieties. His dedication led to a notable potato-hunting expedition in 1990 to the Guaitecas Archipelago, which marked the southern limit of Pre-Hispanic agriculture. He established the first gene bank for Chilean potatoes at the Austral University of Chile and significantly improved local varieties for small-scale agriculture.
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Meaning of the name - Andres
manly, brave
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Andrés Contreras belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Occupation: agricultural engineer | botanist
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 5, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 5, 2025 |
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| Sun | 14 Capricorn 30 | 15 Capricorn 37 | 7 Aries 9 |
| Moon | 2 Capricorn 49 | 28 Pisces 47 | 2 Capricorn 19 |
| Mercury | 3 Aquarius 10 | 26 Sagittarius 10 | 0 Aries 28 |
| Venus | 26 Capricorn 36 | 2 Pisces 42 | 8 Taurus 14 |
| Mars | 14 Sagittarius 51 | 0 Leo 17 | 15 Aquarius 8 |
| Jupiter | 20 Cancer 43 | 12 Gemini 44 | 15 Cancer 26 |
| Saturn | 6 Gemini 48 | 14 Pisces 50 | 8 Gemini 7 |
| Uranus | 1 Gemini 2 | 23 Taurus 32 | 1 Gemini 35 |
| Neptune | 2 Libra 4 | 27 Pisces 22 | 0 Libra 31 |
| Pluto | 6 Leo 34 | 1 Aquarius 12 | 5 Leo 0 |
| Rahu | 27 Leo 15 | 1 Aries 14 | 22 Leo 55 |
| Ketu | 27 Aquarius 15 | 1 Libra 14 | 22 Aquarius 55 |
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