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Author: N. H. Gill

N. H. Gill is a historian of Latin America and the environment whose research focuses on natural resource struggles, oil production, and mining in the South American Andes and Amazon. He received his PhD in Latin American history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2025. Gill is also an award-winning journalist and former bureau chief and news reporter for Bloomberg News in Latin America, where he covered governments, economies, markets, and daily life across the region for eleven years. His work has been published by the BBC, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Mediato, National Public Radio, United Press International, and syndicated by global news agencies in English and Spanish.

Don Hernando de Santillán y La Fundación de La Real Audiencia de Quito: José Vargas

Citation Vargas, José María. Don Hernando de Santillán y La Fundación de La Real Audiencia de Quito. Quito: Editorial Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1963.

June 25, 1963October 23, 2020 N. H. Gill1 Comment

La Real Audiencia de Quito y su territorio: Carlos Larrea

Citation Larrea, Carlos Manuel. La Real Audiencia de Quito y su territorio. Quito: Editorial Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1963.

May 25, 1963October 23, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Introducción a los acontecimientos del 10 de agosto de 1809: Isaac Barrera

CitationBarrera, Isaac J. Ensayo de interpretación histórica : introducción a los acontecimientos del 10 de agosto de 1809. Quito: Editorial Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1959.

April 25, 1959October 23, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

La tierra siempre verde : El Ecuador visto por los cronistas de Indias, los corsarios y los viajeros ilustres: Jorge Carrera

Citation Carrera Andrade, Jorge. La tierra siempre verde : El Ecuador visto por los cronistas de Indias, los corsarios y los viajeros ilustres. Paris: Ediciones Internacionales, 1955.

March 25, 1955October 23, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Historia moderna del reyno de Quito y crónica de la provincia de la Compañía de Jesús del mismo reyno: Velasco and Reyes

Citation Velasco, Juan de, and Raúl Reyes y Reyes. Historia moderna del reyno de Quito y crónica de la provincia de la Compañía de Jesús del mismo reyno. Quito: Imprenta de la Caja del Seguro, 1941.

December 1, 1941October 23, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

A Letter of Pedro de Alvarado relating to his expedition to Ecuador: Marshall Saville

Citation Saville, Marshall H. and Pedro de Alvarado. A Letter of Pedro de Alvarado Relating to His Expedition to Ecuador. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1917.

September 25, 1917October 23, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Volcán de Pacaya y Terrenos Adyacentes: Map

“Volcán de Pacaya y Terrenos Adyacentes: ‘Golpe de Vista Que Ha Pintado Un Curioso y Demuestra El Bolcán Desde El Paraxe No 1 En Que Se Puso a Reconocerlo.’” Guatemala, July 26, 1775. MP-GUATEMALA, 315. Archivo General de Indias.

July 26, 1775December 21, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

Perspectiva del Bolcan de Tunguragua en la Provincia de Quito y de su Erupción el Día 23 de Abril de 1773: Map

AGI. “Perspectiva del Bolcan de Tunguragua en la Provincia de Quito y de Su Erupción el Día 23 de Abril de 1773.” Quito, August 16, 1773. MP-PANAMA,180. Archivo General de Indias.

April 23, 1773December 21, 2020 N. H. GillLeave a comment

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Southern Affairs offers news articles, research essays, and book reviews on current and historical topics in Latin America.


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