José de Villamil

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José de Villamil or José Villamil (1789–1866) was one of the fathers of the independence of Ecuador, founder of its navy, "conqueror" and first Governor of the Galápagos Islands and Minister of Foreign Relations. The city of General Villamil Playas is named in honor of him. José de Villamil was the younger brother of Felipe Martin de Villamil (1783–1843).

References

El general José de Villamil y la Independencia de Hispanoamerica, de Benjamin Rosales Valenzuela, Guayaquil, 11/2004.

External links

Diccionario Biográfico Ecuador : http://www.diccionariobiograficoecuador.com/tomos/tomo7/v4.htm y
Génesis de la Armada de Ecuador : http://militar.org/armada.ecuador.htm y
Lista de los ministros de relaciones exteriores del Ecuador : http://www.mmrree.gov.ec/mre/documentos/ministerio/cancilleres/jose%20villamil.htm y

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Persondata
Name	Villamil, Jose de
Alternative names
Short description	Ecuadorian independence leader
Date of birth	1789
Place of birth	New Orleans
Date of death	1866
Place of death

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