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Eugenio Espejo was a writer, journalist, and philospher in colonial Ecuador during the late 18th century. He is often credited for contributing to the precursor of the independence movement. Belén Proaño of Temas Para Debatir [es] has a profile of the man.
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Muchas gracias por poner el link hacia mi entrada. Es también interesante la exposición Del terror a la libertad donde se muestran a los proceres de la Independencia y a los integrantes de la Ilustración francesa.