Pedro Moncayo

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Pedro Moncayo y Esparza (29 June 1807 in Ibarra, Ecuador — February 1888 in Valparaíso, Chile) was an Ecuadorian journalist and politician. He was the son of a Ecuadorian mother and Colombian father.^[1] He was politically active during the period of Caudillismo of Ecuador, being an opponent of the caudillos, writing for the weekly newspaper El Quiteño Libre.^[1] He later became diplomatically active and was ambassador to Peru, France and the United Kingdom. He lived the remainder of his live in Chile, dying in Valparaíso.^[1]

Pedro Moncayo Canton in Pichincha Province is named after him.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biografía de Pedro Moncayo y Esparza". Government of Ibarra. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
↑ "Historia - Pedro Moncayo Canton" (in Spanish). Municipal del Canton Pedro Moncayo. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

Authority control	VIAF: 122178133 ISNI: 0000 0001 1702 3389 SUDOC: 120184516

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Name	Moncayo, Pedro
Alternative names
Short description	Ecuadorian politician
Date of birth	29 June 1807
Place of birth	Ibarra, Ecuador, Ecuador
Date of death	February 1888
Place of death	Valparaíso, Chile

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