About José María Vargas Arévalo
Lived 1902 – 1988 (aged 85). José María Vargas Arévalo was an Ecuadorian writer, church historian, historian and cleric.
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. 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.
He died in Quito on March 25, 1988.
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
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When was José María Vargas Arévalo born?
José María Vargas Arévalo was born on 9 November 1902 in Chordeleg.
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José María Vargas Arévalo died on 25 March 1988 in Quito.
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José María Vargas Arévalo was a writer, church historian, historian and cleric.
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José María Vargas Arévalo was Ecuadorian.
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