Pedro Moncayo

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 an 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 life in Chile, dying in Valparaíso.[1]

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

Political life

In 1847 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of his country and edited a new newspaper entitled El Progresista. He was a member of several constituent congresses of Ecuador and participated in the conventions of Cuenca and Guayaquil. In the administrative domain, Moncayo was in charge of Ecuador's affairs in France, as well as being minister plenipotentiary to Peru, specifically charged with settling the border issue between the two countries.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biografía de Pedro Moncayo y Esparza". Government of Ibarra. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Historia - Pedro Moncayo Canton" (in Spanish). Municipal del Canton Pedro Moncayo. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Client Challenge". www.scribd.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
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