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The National Library of Ecuador (Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional del Ecuador "Eugenio Espejo") is located in Quito, Ecuador. The library is named after the writer and lawyer Eugenio Espejo . In 1859, an earthquake destroyed the library.
Ecuador finished in 2nd place on the qualifiers behind Argentina and above the team that would become World Champion, Brazil. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ecuador finished ahead of Poland and Costa Rica to come in second to Germany in Group A in the 2006 World Cup. Futsal, often referred to as índor, is particularly popular for mass participation.
In Ecuador it is often said that Afro Ecuadorians live predominantly in warm places like Esmeraldas. [15] Afro-Ecuadorian culture is a result of the Trans-atlantic slave trade. [11] Their culture and its impact on Ecuador has led to many aspects from West and Central Africa cultures being preserved via ordinary acts of resistance and commerce. [16]
Amazonian Kichwas are a grouping of indigenous Kichwa peoples in the Ecuadorian Amazon, with minor groups across the borders of Colombia and Peru.Amazonian Kichwas consists of different ethnic peoples, including Napo Kichwa (or Napu Runa, as they call themselves, living in the Napo and Sucumbíos provinces, with some parts of their community living in Colombia and Peru) and Canelos Kichwa ...
Cuadernos was established in October 1963 by Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez, a former minister of education under Franco. [1] [2] [3] It was the first current affairs magazine of Spain. [4] Its headquarters was in Madrid. [5] During its initial phase Cuadernos had a Christian democratic political leaning. [2]
José Ignacio Cabrujas (1937–1995), writer, playwright, author of "Acto cultural; El dia que me quieras; La soberbia milagrosa del General Pio Fernández" – Colección Primer acto (1979), "El país según Cabrujas" (1992). Rafael Cadenas (born 1930), poet, author of "Los cuadernos del destierro" (1960) and "Intemperie" (1977).
(The Center Square) – The Georgia Court of Appeals removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the election interference case against Donald J. Trump and others. The ...
This “mestizaje” began in the sixteenth century where white colonizers began to mix with indigenous to “improve” the indigenous race. Ecuador’s historical background has left the country with a very stratified social environment. [32] This is the nucleus of the stratification of different social classes in Ecuador.