José María Vargas (historian)

Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. (1902–1988) was an Ecuadorian Dominican friar, writer, and historian.

Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. (Order of Preachers)
Born	Celso Pompilio November 9, 1902 Chordeleg, province of Azuay
Died	March 25, 1988 (1988-03-26) (aged 85) Quito, Ecuador
Resting place	"Convento Máximo" of Quito
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Occupation(s)	Dominican Friar, Writer, Historian
Awards	Premio Eugenio Espejo (1984)

Biography

He was born in Chordeleg, province of Azuay, Ecuador on November 9, 1902.

He became an ordained priest on December 28, 1928.^[1] He wrote a biography of Fray Pedro Bedón and one about Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás.

He received Ecuador's National Prize "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in the Culture category in 1984.^[2]

He died in Quito on March 25, 1988.^[3]

Works

• La Cultura del Quito Colonial
• Nuestra Señora del Quinche
• Arte Quiteño Colonial
• La Misión Científica de los Geodésicos Franceses en Quito
• La Conquista Espiritual del Imperio de los Incas
• Ecuador: Monumentos Históricos y Arqueológicos
• La Conquista Espiritual y Organización de la Iglesia Indiana Durante el Gobierno de Carlos V
• Gil Ramírez Dávalos: Fundador de Cuenca
• Don Hernando de Santillán y la Fundación de la Real Audiencia de Quito
• La Evangelización en el Ecuador