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Edition 16 (2003) Winner
Tránsito Amaguaña
トラシト・アマグアーニャ
Toranshito Amaguaniya
Aliases:
Rosa Elena Tránsito Amaguaña Alba
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1909-09-10 （Pesillo, Pichincha, Ecuador）
- Died
- 2009-05-10 （Pesillo, Ecuador） age 99
- Nationality
- Ecuadorian
- Languages
- Spanish, Kichwa
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Pesillo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Career
- Occupations
- Activist, Indigenous leader
- Active Years
- 1930-2009
- Affiliations
- Ecuadorian Indian Federation (FEI), Communist Party of Ecuador
- Memberships
- Socialist Party of Ecuador, Communist Party of Ecuador
- Influenced By
- Dolores Cacuango
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Premio Manuela Espejo | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2003 | Premio Eugenio Espejo | lifetime work in the indigenous movement | — | Government of Ecuador | Winner |
Premio Manuela Espejo
1997
Result:
Winner
Premio Eugenio Espejo
2003
Work:
lifetime work in the indigenous movement
Organization:
Government of Ecuador
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Ecuadorian indigenous leader and co-founder of the Ecuadorian Indian Federation (FEI). Dedicated her life to land reform, education, and indigenous rights, awarded the Premio Eugenio Espejo in 2003.
Trivia
- Married at age 15 to an older man and endured abuse.
- Helped establish Ecuador's first indigenous organization in 1930.
- Participated in 26 marches to Quito demanding justice.
- Founded four bilingual (Quichua-Spanish) schools in Cayambe area in 1945.
- Traveled to Cuba and the Soviet Union representing Ecuadorian indigenous people.
- President Rafael Correa attended her funeral in 2009.