UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPE

INSTITUTE OF LANGUAJES
Name: Alex Loachamin
Date: 3, August, 2020
Eloy Alfaro Delgado was President of the Republic of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and again
from 1906 to 1911. He is considered by Ecuadorians to be one of their greatest presidents.

He died in January 1912 at 70 years old, in a jail in Quito. He accomplished many things during
his presidency. The most notably the construction of a railroad. His dream was of a railroad
which would connect Ecuador’s two main cities. He was born in Montecristi a small town near
the coast of Ecuador. He participated in a rebellion against García Moreno and went into exile
in Panama when it failed.

In Panama Alfaro married Ana Paredes Arosemena. He used his wife's money to finance his
revolution. In 1895 he led what is known as the Liberal Revolution in Ecuador.

In spite of his inglorious end at the hands of the people of Quito he is remembered fondly by
Ecuadorians as one of their better presidents. His face is on the 50 cent piece. The important
streets are named for him in nearly every major city. The important streets for the city are
named for him