José María Vargas (historian)

Fray
José María Vargas Arevelo
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 Dominican Friar, Writer, Historian
Religion Catholic
Denomination Dominican Order
Awards Premio Eugenio Espejo (1984)

Fray José María Vargas Arevelo O.P. (19021988) was an Ecuadorian Dominican friar, writer, and historian.

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]

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