José María Vargas (historian) explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Fray |
| José María Vargas Arévalo |
| Honorific Suffix: | O.P. (Order of Preachers) |
| Native Name Lang: | Spanish |
| Birth Name: | Celso Pompilio |
| Birth Date: | November 9, 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Chordeleg, province of Azuay |
| Death Place: | Quito, Ecuador |
| Resting Place: | "Convento Máximo" of Quito |
| Nationality: | Ecuadorian |
| Occupation: | Dominican Friar, Writer, Historian |
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| Awards: | Premio Eugenio Espejo (1984) |
Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. (1902 - 1988) was an Ecuadorian Dominican friar, writer, and historian.
Biography
He was born in Chordeleg, province of Azuay, Ecuador on November 9, 1902.
He became an ordained priest on December 28, 1928.[1] He wrote a biography of Fray Pedro Bedón and one about Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás.
He received Ecuador's National Prize "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in the Culture category in 1984.[2]
He died in Quito on March 25, 1988.[3]
Works
- La Cultura del Quito Colonial
- Nuestra Señora del Quinche
- Arte Quiteño Colonial
- La Misión Científica de los Geodésicos Franceses en Quito
- La Conquista Espiritual del Imperio de los Incas
- Ecuador: Monumentos Históricos y Arqueológicos
- La Conquista Espiritual y Organización de la Iglesia Indiana Durante el Gobierno de Carlos V
- Gil Ramírez Dávalos: Fundador de Cuenca
- Don Hernando de Santillán y la Fundación de la Real Audiencia de Quito
- La Evangelización en el Ecuador
Notes and References
- http://www.enciclopediadelecuador.com/temasOpt.php?Ind=2488&Let= VARGAS, José María
- http://www.cncultura.gob.ec/index.php/premio-eugenio-espejo/ganadores-biografias Ganadores (Biografias)
- Web site: Curriculum de Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. . 2013-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051100/http://www.puce.edu.ec/sitios/publicaciones/Centro_de_Publicaciones/Revistas/Publicaciones/Revista%2072.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .
