Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco Manuscripts
Scope and Contents Note
Original manuscripts of the books "El Muelle," "Las Pequenas estaturas," and "Los Poderes omnimodos" from Ecuadorian author and historian Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco. Digital copies of the manuscripts are made available by permission.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1966
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco (1908-1993) was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Part of the Generación del 30 and the Grupo de Guayaquil as an author, Pareja was also a university professor, Superintendent of Secondary Education, member of Ecuador's National Assembly, head of mission in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, ambassador of Ecuador in France and to UNESCO, and Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Relations from 1979 to 1980. He wrote a number of novels and historical texts, includingEl Muelle (1933), Hombres sin tiempo (1941), La Manticora (1974) andHistoria del Ecuador (1954). Among numerous honors, Pareja was awarded the Medalla Premio Nacional de Cultura Eugenio Espejo and the Gran Cruz de la Orden al Mérito del Ecuador, and Spain's Gran Cruz de Isabel la Católica.
Full Extent
3 manuscripts
Abstract
Original manuscripts and digitized facsimiles of the books "El Muelle," "Las Pequenas estaturas," and "Los Poderes omnimodos," from Ecuadorian author and historian Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco.
Provenance Note
The Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco Manuscripts were presented to the Benson Collection by Pareja's daughter, Cecilia Behágue.
Acquisition Information
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2006-21
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- Title
- Alfredo Pareja y Diez Canseco Manuscripts
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Arabic
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May 2021: Edited by Rachel E. Winston to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu