Una familia republicana

by Tamara Estupiñán Viteri

Carefully researched "tesis de grado" in history at Pontificia Universidad Católica uses family, local, and provincial archival materials to create a biography of Nicolás Martínez (1821-87), his wife Adelaida Holguín (1840-1921), and their 11 children. Analyzes development and organization of their enormous estate, "Lyria." Lavish edition with many photographs (Handbook of Latin American Studies). This book obtained the award "Isabel Tobar in Social Sciences", Quito-Ecuador, 1988.