Manuel María Palacios Bravo (Cuenca, 1891 – 1960) was an Ecuadorian poet and priest. His best known poems include: Jesús Campesino (1919), Chabita (1922), and Cantos de ayer (1953). He was a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language. In 1957, the University of Cuenca released a collection of his poems selected by Rigoberto Cordero y León.
Uncertainty of the year in which he died
Palacios died between 1960 and 1976, according to the Ecuadorian Academy of Language and the House of Ecuadorian Culture. While the Academy uses “1960 or 1976,” the House of Ecuadorian Culture uses “1960” in some places and “1970” and “1976?” in others. To figure out when he actually died, more investigation is needed.
Selected works
| Title | Publisher | Year |
| Eufemia Palacios Bravo | 1920 | |
| Habita | 1922 | |
| Chabita | Astudillo Regalado | 1922 |
| La elegía del Pichincha | Imp. del Clero | 1923 |
| Canción real a Nuestra Señora del Cisne en su coronación | Impr. del Clero | 1930 |
| Miserere! | Tip. Salesiana | 1939 |
| De paso … | Austral | 1944 |
| San Francisco de Asís: patrón universal de la acción católica | Editorial “Jodoco Ricke,” | 1945 |
| Bendita tú | 1949 | |
| Apuntes sobre la deshumanización del arte | Editorial Amazonas | 1949 |
| Cantos de ayer | Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Núcleo del Azuay | 1953 |
| Manuel Maria Palacios Bravo: Selección y Nota de Rigoberto Cordero y León (Read it for free here) | Universidad de Cuenca | 1957 |