Author Archives: P. C.

The Concordat of 1862

Posted on May 9, 2011 by P. C.

Full text of the Ecuador Concordat of 1862 Glossary (click to expand) of terms used in the Concordat Apostolic See: Title assumed by the Pope intended to call attention to the fact that he claims to be associated with one … Continue reading →

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Eloy Alfaro

Posted on May 9, 2011 by P. C.

Birth and Ethnicity Eloy Alfaro was born in 1842 in Montecristi, Ecuador. According to the Encyclopedia of World Biography: His father, Manuel Alfaro, was a Spaniard who came to the town as a buyer of straw hats and settled down … Continue reading →

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About this Site

Posted on May 9, 2011 by P. C.

This site is intended to shed light on the important Church-State issue that dominated the political and social life of nineteenth-century Ecuador and the role that Dr. Francisco Xavier Martinez Aguirre played in affecting the outcome of this issue -in … Continue reading →

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