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1) Juan Montalvo was a liberal Ecuadorian writer of the 19th century known for his political essays and novels that criticized dictatorships in Ecuador. 2) He had a humble childhood and education in Ambato, Ecuador, but later studied in Quito where he became interested in literature and politics. 3) He lived three years in Paris as a diplomat but returned to Ecuador during the dictatorship of García Moreno, with whom he had disagreements, which forced him to go into exile in Colombia and then France.
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