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Emilio Estrada Icaza was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on June 22, 1916. As the son of a prominent business family, Estrada spent his childhood in his native city, but as a teenager, he frequently moved to Europe due to his father’s diplomatic appointments. After living in Italy and France, he returned to Ecuador and eventually attended the Baylor Military Academy in Chattanooga. He continued his studies at the Wharton School of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania after which he returned to administer the family business in Guayaquil. When his father, Emilio, and his brother Julio became members of the board of Banco la Previsora, Emilio founded Ecuacolor and other entrepreneurial projects.
Estrada was a renowned athlete, specializing in the hammer toss and javelin while at college. In later years, he became an important figure on the national Ecuadorian sailing team, earning a bronze medal at the 1960 Pan-American games in Chicago. He introduced...
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Delgado Espinoza, F. (2020). Estrada, Emilio. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30018-0_2608
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