Premio Eugenio Espejo

The Premio Nacional Eugenio Espejo ("Eugenio Espejo National Award") is the national prize of the nation of Ecuador.

Decrees 677 and 699 (of August 1975 and September 1997, respectively) established the prize, which is conferred by the President of Ecuador.

The Award is bestowed every other year. Finalists for receiving the award are put on a short list by National Council of Culture (CNC), and grouped into five categories:

• Cultural Promotion
• Arts
• Literature
• Science
• Public or Private Institutions.

The recipients are then selected from that list by the head of state, who awards them a sum of money, a diploma, a medal and lifetime stipend.

Recipients

1979

• Benjamin Carrion, Culture

1977

• Jorge Carrera Andrade, Culture

1979

• Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco, Literature

1983

• Raúl Andrade Moscoso, Culture

1984

• Fray José María Vargas O.P., Culture

1986

• Leslie Wright Durán Ballén, Culture
• Alejandro Carrión Aguirre, Literature
• Eduardo Kingman Riofrío, Art
• Plutarco Naranjo Vargas, Science

1987

• Antonio Parra Velasco, Culture
• José Rumazo González, Literature
• Galo Galecio, Art
• Miguel Salvador, Science

1988

• Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses, Culture
• Gabriel Cevallos García, Literature
• Enrique Tábara, Art
• Augusto Bonilla Barco, Science

1989

• Jorge Pérez Concha, Culture
• Jorge Enrique Adoum, Literature
• Araceli Gilbert de Blomberg, Art
• Miguel Acosta Solís, Science

1991

• Hernán Crespo Toral, Culture
• Pedro Jorge Vera, Literature
• Oswaldo Guayasamín, Art
• Agustín Cueva, Science

1993

• Gerardo Guevara Viteri, Culture
• Nelson Estupiñán Bass, Literature
• Alfredo Palacio Moreno, Art
• José Varea Terán, Science

1995

• Jorge Salvador Lara, Culture
• Adalberto Ortiz, Literature
• Enrique Gil Calderón, Art - Rejected in 1995 from President Sixto Duran Ballen, but accepted in 2008 from President Rafael Correa
• Luis A. Romo Saltos, Science

1997

• Nicolás Kingman Riofrío, Culture
• Ángel Felicísimo Rojas, Literature
• Oswaldo Viteri Paredes, Art
• Alfonso Rumazo González, Science

1999

• Yela Loffredo de Klein, Culture
• Efraín Jara Idrovo, Literature
• Oswaldo Muñoz Mariño, Art
• Juan Larrea Holguín, Science

2001

• Filoteo Samaniego Salazar, Culture
• José Martínez Queirolo, Literature
• Jorge Swett, Art
• Rodrigo Fierro Benítez, Science
• Parque Histórico de Guayaquil, Public or Private Institution

2003

• Tránsito Amaguaña, Culture
• Galo René Pérez, Literature
• Leonardo Tejada, Art
• Jorge Marcos Pino, Science
• Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Public or Private Institution

2005

• Luis Enrique Fierro, Culture
• Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel, Literature
• Theo Constanté, Art
• Rodrigo Cabezas Naranjo, Science
• Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua, Public or Private Institution

2006

• Edgar Palacios, Culture
• Miguel Donoso Pareja, Literature
• Diego Luzuriaga, Art
• Ramón Lazo, Science
• Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Public or Private Institution

2007

• Jaime Galarza Zavala, Culture
• Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo, Literature
• Aníbal Villacís, Art
• Frank Weilbauer, Science
• Grupo Folclórico "Tierra Caliente" de Petita Palma, Public or Private Institution

2008

• Rodrigo Pallares, Culture
• Alicia Yánez Cossío, Literature
• Carlos Rubira Infante, Art
• Eduardo Villacís, Science
• Editorial "Abya Yala", Public or Private Institution

2009

• Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera, Culture
• Euler Granda, Literature
• Estuardo Maldonado, Art
• Magner Turner Carrión, Science
• Academia Nacional de Historia, Public or Private Institution

2010

• Jorge Núñez Sánchez, Culture
• Julio Pazos Barrera, Literature
• Esperanza Cruz Hidalgo, Art
• Claudio Cañizares Proaño, Science
• Ballet Folclórico Nacional "Jacchigua", Public or Private Institution

2011

• Guillermo Ayoví Erazo (Papá Roncón), Culture
• Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Literature
• Luigi Stornaiolo Pimentel, Art
• José Amén-Palma, Science
• Fundación Ecuatoriana de Olimpiadas Especiales, Public or Private Institution

2012

• Abdón Ubidia, Literature
• Luis Silva Parra, Art
• Eugenia María del Pino Veintimilla, Science

References

Ganadores (Biografias)