Month: January 2021

18th Century Writers · Author

Juan de Velasco

Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (Riobamba, January 6, 1727 - Faenza, Italy, June 29, 1792) was an influential 18th-century Jesuit priest,…

20th Century Writers · Author

José María Vargas

Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. (Chordeleg, Azuay, November 9, 1902 - Quito, March 25, 1988) was a distinguished Ecuadorian Dominican friar,…

20th Century Writers · Author

Adalberto Ortiz

Adalberto Ortiz Quiñones (Esmeraldas, February 9, 1914 – Guayaquil, February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, poet, professor and…

20th Century Writers · Author

Humberto Moré

Emilio Humberto Moré, born Lalot Rivadeneira Plata (Esmeraldas, April 14, 1929 – Havana, Cuba, 1984) was an Ecuadorian painter, sculptor, muralist, poet,…

20th Century Writers · Author

Jorge Salvador Lara

Jorge Salvador Lara (Quito, September 4, 1926 – Quito, February 8, 2012) was an Ecuadorian politician, diplomat, columnist, writer, and historian. Lara…

20th Century Writers · Author

Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo

Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo (Loja, 1932) is an Ecuadorian poet, lawyer, and former minister judge of the Supreme Court of Justice. His…

20th Century Writers · Author

Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez

Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez (Santa Ana, May 20, 1902 - Portoviejo, April 19, 1962) was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, and short story writer.…

19th Century Writers · Author

Federico González Suárez

Federico González Suárez (Quito, April 12, 1844 - Quito, December 1, 1917) was an Ecuadorian priest, historian and politician who served as…

20th Century Writers · Author

Luis Félix López

Luis Ramón Félix López (Calceta, August 25, 1932 - Guayaquil, December 17, 2008) was an Ecuadorian doctor and politician, as well as…

20th Century Writers · Author

Miguel Donoso Pareja

Miguel Donoso Pareja (Guayaquil, July 13, 1931 – Ibidem, March 16, 2015) was an acclaimed Ecuadorian writer whose literary contributions left an…

20th Century Writers · Author

Agustin Cueva

Agustin Cueva Davila (Ibarra, September 23, 1937 – Quito, May 1, 1992) was an Ecuadorian writer, literary critic, and marxist sociologist. He…

20th Century Writers · Author

Fernando Chaves

Fernando Chaves Reyes (Otavalo, February 13, 1902 – Quito, 1999) was an Ecuadorian novelist, essayist, journalist, diplomat, and politician. He is best…

20th Century Writers · Author

Gabriel Cevallos García

Gabriel Cevallos García (Cuenca, Ecuador, January 6, 1913 - Tampa, Florida, March 16, 2004) was an Ecuadorian writer, historian, professor, and philosopher.…

Writers from Cuenca · Author

Ramón Borrero y Cortázar

Ramón Borrero y Cortázar (Cuenca, September 8, 1824 – 1895) was an Ecuadorian scholar and writer. He briefly served as president of…

19th Century Writers · Author

Antonio Borrero y Cortázar

Antonio Borrero y Cortázar, born Antonio María Vicente Narciso Borrero y Cortázar (Cuenca, October 29, 1827 – Quito, October 9, 1911) was…