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His childhood was marked by hard events such as the death of loved ones, beatings at school, and the forceful character of his father, who constantly told the boy how he had to make himself a "man", and left him alone on long horserides by night. These experiences helped to form his personality.
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Luis was the son of Luis
Arsecio Costales Cevallos and Esther LucĂa Cazar Chávez. His childhood and youth were spent on farms owned by his parents: Maguazo, Lanlán, Ocpote and San Pablo. Here he came to know the indigenous people, spending much time with them doing farm work. He joined in with
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party was born, at first as an independent movement. In the year 1970 the first convention of this movement was held in the city of Quito. Luis
Alberto Costales became its first National President. By 1986 this party had become became the leading political power in Ecuador and raised
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He was a poet and writer who also extensively studied the history of his native city. His poetry, lyric and epic, often adhered to classical rhythm, metre and rhyme. He was an idealist philosopher, whose philosophy was based on firm moral principles projected beyond time and space.
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At the age of 23, two years before finishing his university career, he married the distinguished
Riobamba lady, AĂda Violeta Terán Moncayo. After this he obtained his doctorate in International Law; his thesis was acclaimed and rests in the archives of the Central University.
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His time in Quito was spent in professional education and the cultivation of letters. Thus in frequenting the "Café Bohemia", a cafeteria located in the heart of the capital city, he had the opportunity to meet and make friends with renowned poets such as
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While still in Quito he celebrated the arrival of his first son, Luis
Eduardo, and on his return to his own beloved city, that of his daughters and second son: MarĂa del Pilar, Carlos Rodrigo, LucĂa Elena, Nancy Susana and Lourdes Jacqueline.
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In 1932 he began study at the Simon
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Once, passing a nearby church on horseback, he first heard the tolling of a bell, and at his tender age he thought it was a divine manifestation, so he decided to write his first poem.
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intimate family gatherings by candlelight, presided over by his father telling tales of the past as well as reading out classic novels and short stories.
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After his death, his children salvaged a large part of his work from his old desk, and compiled many of his writings, which they published in the book
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The city of Riobamba today possesses an imposing monument financed by his children dedicated to Costales and his work.
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In the Ecuadorian Library of Art and History in Quito there is a section with his name.
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