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Carlos Altamirano Sánchez
Carlos Altamirano Sánchez (born November 15, 1926) is a poet from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Biography Carlos Altamirano Sánchez was born in Guayaquil on November 15, 1926. His father was Santiago Altamirano Freile, from Tungurahua, and his mother was Delia Sánchez Rodríguez, from Pelileo. In 1954 his former professor Alfonso Aguilar Ruilova got him a job as a journalist at ''El Universo'', which he quit soon after to take part in the World Youth Congress in Poland, which he ultimately did not attend. In 1955 Sergio Román Armendáriz published an anthology of poetry titled ''33 Poemas Universitarios'', which included 3 of Altamirano Sánchez' poems: "6 a.m.", "Sueño Profético" and "Equivocación de Dios". In 1959 he taught literature at the Colegio Nacional Juan Bautista Aguirre. He returned to work for ''El Universo'' in 1957 and 1959. In 1963 he joined the committee of the publishing house or ''El Universo'', and also elected him its secretary. By 1964 he stopped working for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayaquil
Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is located on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. With a population of 2,746,403 inhabitants, it is the most populous city in the country, and the fifth largest in the Andean Community. However, its urban fabric extends beyond its official urban parishes, encompassing nearby cities and parishes; thus, the Guayaquil metropolitan area reaches a population of 3,618,450, making it the most populous urban agglomeration in the nation, and also the fifth in the Andean Community. As the largest city, it is one of the two main development poles of the country—alongside Quito, the national capital—hosting Ecuador’s main business, financial, cultural, and sports institutions. After seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contains the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's Capital city, capital is Quito and its largest city is Guayaquil. The land that comprises modern-day Ecuador was once home to several groups of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador, indigenous peoples that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonized by the Spanish Empire during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as a sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its million people being mestizos, followed by large minorities of Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tungurahua Province
Tungurahua (, literally ''Province of the Tungurahua''; ) is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano, which is located within the boundaries of the provinces. Population In 2011, Tungurahua had an estimated population of 581,389. Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Mestizo 82.1% * Indigenous 12.4% *White 3.4% *Afro-Ecuadorian 1.4% *Montubio 0.5% *Other 0.1% Climate The province has a dry, temperate climate. Like all mountainous areas, the region experiences the phenomenon known as microclimates, in which small portions of the province have drastically different conditions from others due to winds and area pressure. Generally though, Tungurahua experiences temperatures between 14 and 17 degree Celsius in the day-time, with cooler nights. At higher altitudes, conditions are much colder. Despite the area being near the Equator, mountains such as Carihuayrazo and Chimborazo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelileo
Pelileo (full form: San Pedro de Pelileo) is a city, with a population of 11,403 (2022 census), located at the center of the Andean region of Ecuador called ''La Sierra'' ("the highlands"). It is the seat of Pelileo Canton, with a population of 63,897 (2022 Census), Population and area of Pelileo Canton and forms part of . Pelileo is the third largest city in behind neighboring Ambato [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Aguilar Ruilova
Alfonso Aguilar Ruilova (March 5, 1914 – March 10, 1989) was an Ecuadorian educator, lawyer, and journalist. Biography Alfonso Aguilar Ruilova was born in Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ... on March 5, 1914. His parents were Alfonso Aguilar Izquierdo and Margarita Ruilova. In 1963 he founded the Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil (ULVR). In 1972 the government awarded him the First Class Medal of Honor in Education. In 1978 the government awarded him the National Order of Merit. He died in Guayaquil on March 10, 1989. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar Ruilova, Alfonso 1914 births 1989 deaths People from Guayaquil 20th-century Ecuadorian educators Ecuadorian lawyers Ecuadorian journalists University and college founders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universo
( Spanish for "The Universe") is one of the largest daily newspapers in Ecuador. It was founded in 1921 and the first edition was published September 16 of the same year. Its headquarters are located in Guayaquil. The newspaper has been published since its foundation with only small interruptions during the dictatorship. The founder was Ismael Pérez Pazmiño. is a member of ''Asociación Ecuatoriana de Editores de Periódicos (AEDEP)'', ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa (SIP)'' and the '' World Association of Newspapers (WAN).'' Sections * Política – Politics * Economía – Economics * Sucesos – Crime * Migración – Migration * País – News from the provinces * Internacionales- International news * Marcador – Sports * El Gran Guayaquil – Guayaquil News * Vida – Life style * En Escena – Show business Supplements * Sambo, a magazine-style supplement published monthly for Samborondón. * Mi Mundo, children supplement published on Saturdays. * Negocios, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Román Armendáriz
Sergio Román Armendáriz (born February 12, 1934) is an Ecuadorian poet, playwright, and university teacher. Roman Sergio Armendariz was born in Riobamba, Ecuador on February 12, 1934, at the home of Roman Nazario Armendariz Krelowa and Alejandrina Carranza. Armendáriz began his schooling in Guayaquil's Salesian College Christopher Columbus. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Vicente Rocafuerte College in 1951. Later, he joined the faculty of Law and Science Association of the University of Guayaquil, where he worked from 1952 to 1958. His first foray into writing was in journalism, a profession he started while he lived in Guayaquil. While living in Guayaquil as a young man he was a member of the group of young poets called "Club 7" (1951-1962). Family and marriage Armendáriz was the oldest of three brothers, Nazario and Alejandro. He married Lydia Maria Sanchez Valverde, a Costa Rican professor. He has a daughter and three sons with her. He has lived and worked in Cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galo Martínez Merchán
Galo may refer to: People * Galo Blanco (born 1976), Spanish tennis player * Galo Chiriboga, Ecuadorian lawyer, politician and administrator * Galo Galecio (1906–1993), Ecuadorian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and printmaker * Galo Ocampo (1913–1985), Filipino artist * Galo René Pérez (1923–2008), Ecuadorian writer, poet, literary critic, biographer and college instructor * Galo Plaza (1906–1987), President of Ecuador and Secretary General of the Organization of American States * Galo Vásquez (born 1957), Ecuadorian footballer * Diego Galo (born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Evelina Galo, Croatian former handball player * Igor Galo (born 1948), Serbian and Croatian actor * João Galo (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Mandla Galo (born 1962), South African politician, inaugural president of the African Independent Congress * Orlando Galo (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer * Rodrigo Galo (born 1986), Brazilian footballer Other uses * Galo people of Arunachal Prad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Ecuadorian Culture
La Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana (''The House of Ecuadorian Culture'') is a cultural organization founded by Benjamín Carrión on August 9, 1944, during the presidency of Dr Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. It was created to stimulate, to direct and to coordinate the development of an authentic national culture. Headquartered in Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ..., it maintains several museums throughout Ecuador. The building is home to the (MuNa). Romina Muñoz led that museum for two years until she pointed out that MuNa did not have its own building and that ended her job. The existing museum is run by the Ministry of Culture, but the relationship was, in her opinion, confused and the existing location in the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana was inappropriate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago University
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chicago, South Side, near the shore of Lake Michigan about from Chicago Loop, the Loop. The university is composed of an College of the University of Chicago, undergraduate college and four graduate divisions: Biological Science, Arts & Humanities, Physical Science, and Social Science, which include various organized departments and institutes. In addition, the university operates eight professional schools in the fields of University of Chicago Booth School of Business, business, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, social work, University of Chicago Divinity School, divinity, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, continuing studies, Harris School of Public Policy, public policy, University of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaad Bucaram
Assad Bucaram Elmhalin (24 December 1916 – 5 November 1981) was an Ecuadorian politician who occupied positions as city Councilor and later of Mayor of Guayaquil (1962–1963, 1967–1970). He was elected a Deputy for the province of Guayaquil and was later appointed President of the National Assembly of Ecuador. Political career The son of Lebanese immigrants Abdalá Bucaram Abi Karam and Martha Elmhalin, Bucaram had little formal education but had a highly successful business career as a result of which he became very wealthy.Phil Gunson, Andrew Thompson & Greg Chamberlain, ''The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of South America'', London: Routledge, 1990, p. 49 In 1961 he took over the ailing Concentración de Fuerzas Populares party (CFP), a party that up to that point had presented an anti-oligarchic but anti-communist ideology in a similar vein to Peronism, and turned it into a personal vehicle for his populist appeals. He threw his weight behind the Democratic Left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
