The National Archives of Ecuador ( es, Archivo Nacional del Ecuador) was created on 17 January 1884, under the auspices of President
José María Plácido Caamaño
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
.
The present organizational structure was created in 1938. The National Archives is located in
Quito, with a branch in
San Juan de Ambato
Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andes, Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River (Ecuador), Ambato River, the city also sits beneath sever ...
.
The historical archive covers the years 1538 to 1980, divided into four historical periods: the colonial period; Ecuador as part of
Gran Colombia
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; the independence struggle; and the period of the republic.
The Director of the National Archives is doctora Rocío Pazmiño Acuña.
References
External links
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Archivo nacional del Ecuador : Informe de Labores:
ork-in-progress report, August 2013
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Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
Ecuadorian culture
1884 establishments in Ecuador
Archives in Ecuador