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ENGLISH PROJECT
“TRÁNSITO AMAGUAÑA“

Quito – Ecuador 2021

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ENGLISH PROJECT

INFORMATIVE DATA

1.1. Title of the Project

Tránsito Amaguaña

1.2. Level & Class

A1.1 “D”

1.3. Execution period

10 weeks

Table of Contents

General Aim...................................................................................................................4
1. To know................................................................................................................4
2. Theoretical Framework............................................................................................4
2.1 Biography..........................................................................................................4
2.2 Political activity..................................................................................................4
2.3 Achievements...................................................................................................6
2.4 Death................................................................................................................7
3. Schedule of activities...............................................................................................7
4. Human Resouce......................................................................................................7
Achievements / Death................................................................................................7
Political activity...........................................................................................................7
5. Resources...............................................................................................................7
6. Bibliography.............................................................................................................8
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Transito Amaguaña

General Aim
2.51 To present relevant data of the character as well as the events that he
carried out throughout his life, through an exhaustive investigation through web
pages, books, among other sources of information in order to know a little
more in depth the importance of the rights for which they were fought, and that
today we can enjoy them.

2.52 Theoretical Framework

Between poverty, discrimination and struggle, she became one of the most important
political activists in the recent history of Ecuador.

2.1 Biography

Transito Amaguaña (Rosa Elena Amaguaña Alba) was born in the community of San
Miguel de Pesillo (Cayambe) on September 10, 1909 and died in Ibídem on May 10,
2009 at the age of 99. Daughter of the native huasipungueros Venancio Amaguaña
and Mercedes Alba, Tránsito began working at the age of seven as a servant for the
owners of the hacienda where she lived with her parents. They married her at 14 to a
25-year-old man, she had four children, however, her marriage did not last for long,
due to the mistreatment received by her alcoholic husband.

Figure 1 Transito Amaguaña

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2.2 Political activity

When she was just a teenager, she began her activism by participating in countless
marches and protests in Quito, where she joined the Ecuadorian Socialist Party. He
remained within their ranks until the moment of his death.

In 1944, together with Ricardo Paredes, Nela Martínez, Dolores Cacuango and Jesús
Gualavisí, he participated in the founding of the Ecuadorian Federation of Indians
(FEI). The Federation that in 1946 was recognized as a legal body. During the
following years, the FEI began the cession of the lands to the workers, paying special
attention to indigenous women, and gradually the requests presented in 1931 were
met. People who lost their homes after the strike received a small compensation and
each worker was finally able to receive a salary for their working hours. Many families
rebuilt their houses and those who had escaped avoiding being imprisoned were able
to rejoin their families. But despite being able to use the lands to build their modest
homes and maintain a small garden, these lands did not belong to them. In the mid-
1950s, he collaborated in the creation of the Federation of Agricultural Workers of the
FETAL Coast. Tránsito already enjoyed an enormous reputation as a peasant leader
in her country, although she never saw herself as a leader, she simply dedicated
herself to fighting for the same rights as whites. Once numerous workers' unions were
formed, he became involved in another battle to get the boys and girls in his area to
have an education. Together with Luisa Gómez de la Torre Paz and Dolores
Cacuango, he created peasant schools in which, for the first time, indigenous people
were taught in Quechua and Spanish. In his area of Cayambe, he founded four
bilingual schools. As head of the Transit, she earned the respect and recognition of
the peasant families, but at the same time she suffered continuous threats from the
forces of "order" and on one occasion when they debated the establishment of a
school, she was taken into custody. In 1961 she traveled to Cuba on behalf of the
indigenous people of Ecuador and later continued his trip to the Soviet Union to
attend the Moscow congress. In Ecuador, the dictatorship, fearful of the Cuban
revolution, unleashed strong repression by imprisoning left-wing leaders. In 1963,
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after her trip to the Soviet Union, she was arrested and taken to the García Moreno
Prison, accused of trafficking in Soviet arms and receiving money from the Bolsheviks
to incite the revolution in her country. It is evident that the leader did not traffic in arms
or carry money, although she did carry instructions on how to proceed with the
distribution of land. She was imprisoned for four months and four days. At this time
his father and later his mother died, as well as his two children. Daniel and Messiah,
and one of his daughters-in-law. Thanks to the efforts of former President Galo Plaza,
Tránsito regained his freedom after signing a declaration that he would not continue
to incite the indigenous people.

Figure 2 Political speech

2.3 Achievements

 The approval of the labor code in 1936 and, a year later, the approval of the
Communes Law. Both legal instruments regulated agricultural work and labor
relations between peons and bosses. The defense of the ownership of
communal lands was also established.
 Organized indigenous bilingual schools (in Quechua and Spanish) together
with Dolores Cacuango and teacher Luisa Gómez de la Torre, who
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administered these educational centers. However, they were not recognized by

the government at the time.
 Obtained official recognition from indigenous peasant organizations and the
Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador in 1944 after the support
provided by indigenous leaders to President José María Velasco Ibarra for his
return to power.
 Support for the foundation of the Ecuadorian Federation of Coastal
Agricultural Workers in 1954.
 She was an international representative of the indigenous people of Ecuador
during the Congresses held in the Soviet Union and Cuba in 1962. Upon her
return to the country, she was arrested again on charges of conspiracy and
illegal trafficking of weapons of war and money. However, she refused to give
up the social struggle, and sometime later she was released.
 For her long activism in defense of the rights of indigenous peoples, she was
awarded the Manuela Espejo Prize in Quito (1997), and in 2003 she obtained
the Eugenio Espejo National Prize for Culture.
 Despite having fought all his life for the agrarian reform of Ecuador, he never
benefited from the distribution of land. He lived humbly on a small plot given to
him by President Galo Plaza Lasso.

2.4 Death

Tránsito Amaguaña died at the age of 99 at his home located in La Chimba,

Cayambe, on May 10, 2009. His funeral was attended by the highest authorities of
Ecuador, including the Vice President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno Garcés.

 Dramatization

Jhonn: What prompted you to fight for the rights of women and indigenous people?

Alisson: At that time silver we did not see. They only paid us with barley, potatoes and
wheat Women were forced to marry and were mistreated, my fight started because I
did not want to be a slave anymore and my people be free
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Jhonn: How did you start communist thought?

Alisson: Because of the mistreatment we received from the bosses. I no longer

wanted to be an abused indigenous woman, nor for my people to suffer, and I began
to fight against everyone

Jhonn: What were the results of your fight?

Alisson: Achieve that the rights of women and indigenous people are respected, that
our children have an education

Jhonn: Can we know a little more about who is Transito Amaguaña?

Alisson: I am an indillenes fighter, I suffered from my children, but that did not stop
me from going out and fighting for my rights so that my voice is heard and respected

Jhonn: What advice can you give to future generations?

Alisson: Study, work, but do not let yourself be discriminated because we are all the
same

3. Schedule of activities
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4. Human Resource

№ Participants Role in the project Career & Level

1 Romero Alisson Dramatization/ Industrial Mechanic – Third Semester
Transito Amaguaña
2 Quinchinguango Geison General Aim/ Electronics – Fourth Semester
Biography
3 Quishpe Bryan Achievements / Death Automotive Mechanic –Second
Semester
4 Sanchez Jhonn Dramatization/ Electricity – Second Semester
Journalist
5 Sotaminga Sebastián Political activity Industrial Mechanic – Third Semester

5. Resources
 Computers
 Books
 Websites
 Cameras
 Clothing

6. Bibliography

Anon. (2019). Mujeres Bacanas. Obtenido de

https://mujeresbacanas.com/transito-amaguana-1909-2009/#:~:text=Tr
%C3%A1nsito%20Amagua%C3%B1a%2C%20activista%20ind
%C3%ADgena,huelga%20de%20trabajadores%20en%20Olmedo
Contreras, S. (2021). Lifeder. Obtenido de https://www.lifeder.com/transito-
amaguana/
Instituto Europeo Campus Stellae. (s.f.). Obtenido de Grandes historias:
Tránsito Amaguaña: https://campus-stellae.com/grandes-historias-transito-
amaguana/
Wikimedia, C. d. (2009). Wikipedia.org. Obtenido de
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A1nsito_Amagua%C3%B1a
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Elaborated by: Supervised by: Approved by:

Romero Alisson

Quinchinguango Geison

Quishpe Bryan

Sanchez Jhonn

Sotaminga Sebastián

● Romero Alisson
● Quinchinguango Lic. Paulina Noriega M.Sc. Jorge Díaz
Geison FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENGLISH
● Quishpe Bryan ENGLISH CENTRE DEPARTMENT
● Sanchez Jhonn PROFESSOR COORDINATOR
● Sotaminga
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Sebastián
STUDENTS’ NAMES