José+Mejía+Lequerica+(English)

= José Mejía Lequerica. = He was born in 1777, in Quito, Ecuator. He was a prominent deputy of Las Cortes de Cádiz know as one of the biggest and most respect orator of Quito. Since he was little excelled as a student of a high intellectual coefficient and with only 19 years he studied Latin Grammar, Phylosophy and Holy Theology. He was named suptitute diputy for Quito and the viceroyalty of New Granada to Las Cortes de Cádiz. By not attending the permanet Joseph Matheu, Earl of Puñoenrostro, he occupies the seat. Since Las Cortes were installed on September 24, 1810 in San Fernando, Mejía defended the rights and needs of America, freedom of expresion and imprent and criticized to the Inquisition in discourses full of brilliance and fervor, which will became one of the most applauded orators for the sessions of Cortes.

Samuel Ramírez Díaz.