The Fundación Colegio Americano de Quito or Colegio Americano de Quito is a private college preparatory school in Quito, Ecuador. In 1940 it was founded by the former president of Ecuador and the president of the Organization of American States (OAS) Galo Plaza Lasso, and Boaz Long.
Galo Lincoln Plaza Lasso de la Vega was an Ecuadorian statesman who served as President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952 and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1968 to 1975. He is the son of former Ecuadorian President Leonidas Plaza.
Leónidas Plaza y Gutiérrez de Caviedes was an Ecuadorian politician who was the President of Ecuador from 1 September 1901 to 31 August 1905 and again from 1 September 1912 to 31 August 1916.
Gutiérrez is a Spanish Patronymic surname meaning "son of Gutier/Gutierre". Gutierre is a form of Gualtierre, the Spanish form of Walter. Gutiérrez is the Spanish form of the English surnames Walters, Watkins, and Watson, and has Germanic etymological origin.
Moscoso is a Galician surname most prominently held in the Andean nations of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia. It is also common in Guatemala and Chile. Within Spain, the surname is most common in Andalusia, having arrived there with Galicians during the reconquest. Etymologically, this surname comes from Latin muscōsum, accusative singular of muscōsus, meaning mossy...Alternatively, from mosca ("fly") + -oso. However, there are few, if any examples, in which Latin word-final "a" becomes "o", making this latter etymology unlikely."
Palacio (palace) is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturies. Notable people with the surname include:
Noboa is a surname in the Spanish language. It is an alternative form of the more common surname Novoa.
Hurtado is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Quiñones or Quiñónez is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Obregón or Obregon is a Spanish surname. It originates from the village of Obregón in modern-day Cantabria, Spain.
Ocampo is a surname of Galician origin. It derives from a common Galician toponym meaning 'the field', from the Galician definite article o + campo 'field', or a habitational name, from a town of the same name in Lugo, Galicia.
Ibarra is a Basque-language surname meaning "valley" or "plain by the river". Notable people with the surname include:
The nations of Ecuador and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1830. Both nations are members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Latin American Integration Association, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States and the United Nations.
Cevallos is a Spanish surname and variant spelling of Ceballos. Notable people with the name include:
Caamaño is a Spanish-language surname. It may refer to:
Pallares or Pallarés is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Butrón is a Spanish surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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