His last words were, "Higher. Always higher." according to the testimony of his friend and fellow aviator Juan Bielovucic. Legacy The death of Jorge Chávez caused great commotion in the aviation world. Brig and Domodossola, the start and end points of his last flight, dedicated monuments to the lost aviator. In Peru, Chávez became an icon for aviation related institutions such as the Air Force. His remains were initially buried in France but repatriated to Peru in 1957, where they currently rest at the Officer's School of the Peruvian Air Force at Las Palmas. The International Airport of Lima, inaugurated in 1960, is named after him. A life-sized replica of Chávez famous Blériot XI monoplane is still on display at the air terminal. As Chavez did most of his flying career in France with French made aeroplanes and Chavez was very popular in France at the time, the city of Paris named a street after him in the 20th Borough (20° arrondissement) of Paris. He appears as a character in scenes drawing upon his real-life tragic flight over the Alps in John Berger's novel G. (1972), awarded the Booker Prize in 1972. Gallery See also 1910 in aviation Jorge Chávez International Airport List of aviators killed in aircraft crashes Oskar Bider Notes Bibliography Basadre, Jorge. Historia de la República del Perú. Lima: Editorial Universitaria, 1983. Museo Aeronáutico del Perú. Jorge Chávez. Tauro del Pino, Alberto. Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú. Lima: Peisa, 2003. Warth, John. "Adventurers of the Air". In Whitney, Caspar (Editor). Collier’s Aviation Pioneers. 1911. External links Jorge Chavez complete Biography Biography Jorge Chávez at EarlyAviators.com 1887 births 1910 deaths Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Italy French people of Peruvian descent Aviators from Paris Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1910