Son of Francisco Javier Aguirre y Cepeda and María Dolores Abad y Fernández de Moreta. His first studies were carried out in Baba and Guayaquil, after which he was sent to the Colegio de San Luis, (currently Colegio San Gabriel) in the city of Quito, where he had to live the culmination of the libertarian feat that began in Guayaquil with the triumph of the Revolution of October 9, 1820. In effect, on May 24, 1822, together with all the Quito people, they witnessed the victory of the patriots in the historic Battle of Pichincha that definitively sealed the independence of present-day Ecuador. When he finished his secondary studies, he entered the Central University of Ecuador where in 1828 he obtained the title of Doctor of Civil and Canon Law, joining the Bar Association at the age of twenty.
Shortly after, he returned to Guayaquil where he began a brilliant career as a lawyer and public man, holding important positions as Municipal Trustee, Political Chief of the Canton, Councilor, Deputy Director of Studies and President of the Provincial Board. During the presidency of José María Urbina y Viteri, he presented the Law of Manumission of the Slaves before the Congress that approved it, after the tax proposal for the purchase of the same slaves. In 1852, he was elected Deputy by Guayas for the constituent assembly of that year. In 1857 he was appointed deputy director of studies at Guayas. In addition to these positions, he also became Attorney municipal trustee and chairman of the council as political head of the Canton, as well as being deputy in the National Convention of 1843.
Son of Francisco Javier Aguirre y Cepeda and María Dolores Abad y Fernández de Moreta. His first studies were carried out in Baba and Guayaquil, after which he was sent to the Colegio de San Luis, (currently Colegio San Gabriel) in the city of Quito, where he had to live the culmination of the libertarian feat that began in Guayaquil with the triumph of the Revolution of October 9, 1820. In effect, on May 24, 1822, together with all the Quito people, they witnessed the victory of the patriots in the historic Battle of Pichincha that definitively sealed the independence of present-day Ecuador. When he finished his secondary studies, he entered the Central University of Ecuador where in 1828 he obtained the title of Doctor of Civil and Canon Law, joining the Bar Association at the age of twenty.
Shortly after, he returned to Guayaquil where he began a brilliant career as a lawyer and public man, holding important positions as Municipal Trustee, Political Chief of the Canton, Councilor, Deputy Director of Studies and President of the Provincial Board. During the presidency of José María Urbina y Viteri, he presented the Law of Manumission of the Slaves before the Congress that approved it, after the tax proposal for the purchase of the same slaves. In 1852, he was elected Deputy by Guayas for the constituent assembly of that year. In 1857 he was appointed deputy director of studies at Guayas. In addition to these positions, he also became Attorney municipal trustee and chairman of the council as political head of the Canton, as well as being deputy in the National Convention of 1843.
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