Career
He is best known for his novel El éxodo de Yangana (1949), which placed him among the most prominent authors of Ecuador. Rojas got into the literary world early during his student years. While doing his law degree at the University of Loja, he was editor of the University magazine.
Rojas founded the Socialist Party of Loja in 1927.
Later on, however, he had a falling out with the party. Rojas was appointed the Comptroller of the nation by the Ecuadorian President José María Velasco Ibarra during one of his five presidential terms.
Rojas died in his sleep on July 21, 2003.