Month: February 2021

Miguel Ángel Granado Guarnizo (Guayaquil, 1895 – Guayaquil, 1955) was an Ecuadorian modernist poet, playwright, and literary critic. He began publishing poetry…

José Antonio Falconí Villagómez, aka Jose A. Falconí Villagómez or J.A. Falconí Villagómez, (Guayaquil, May 26, 1894 - Guayaquil, 1967) was an…

José Joaquín Pino de Ycaza (Guayaquil, January 30, 1902 - Guayaquil, February 25, 1959) was an Ecuadorian poet, educator, historian and politician.…

Camilo Destruge Illingworth (Guayaquil, October 20, 1863 – Guayaquil, February 26, 1929) was an Ecuadorian historian, journalist, and chronicler. He served as…

Víctor Manuel Rendón Pérez (Guayaquil, December 5, 1859 – Guayaquil, October 9, 1940) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, translator,…

Quintiliano Sánchez Rendón (Quito, April 13, 1848 - Ibidem, July 24, 1925) was a prominent literary figure in Ecuador, known for his…

Celiano Monge Navarrete (Ambato, December 15, 1856 - Quito, November 21, 1940) was an Ecuadorian poet, historiographer, journalist, politician, educator, and founder…

León Vieira Villafuerte (Baños, October 24, 1940) is an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, biographer, journalist, painter, and teaching professor. He's lived in Guayaquil…

Poema de José Joaquín de Olmedo, editado originalmente en la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador, en 1825 (more…)

The Premio Eugenio Espejo [Eugenio Espejo Award] is Ecuador's national prize and the highest honor bestowed on its citizens. The prize was established by Decrees 667 and 699 (in August of 1975 and September of 1997, respectfully) and is awarded…

Ramón Burbano Cuesta was an Ecuadorian poet. In 1982 he published, "Arena removida : relatos y prosa poetica." (more…)

Alfonso Cuesta y Cuesta (Cuenca, Ecuador, 1912 - Mérida, Venezuela, 1991) was an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, poet and university professor.…

Arturo Cuesta Heredia (Azogues, August 18, 1922 - Cuenca, November 12, 2006) was an Ecuadorian lawyer, judge, writer and avant-garde poet. He…

Dr. Wenceslao Pareja y Pareja (Guayaquil, September 1, 1880 - Quito, February 26, 1947) was an Ecuadorian doctor, medical researcher, writer and…

Aurelio Falconí Zamora (Cojitambo, Cañar Province, March 18, 1885 - Guayaquil, August 6, 1970) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, diplomat and teacher.…