Background
Albornoz was born in Lima, Peru on March 23, 1896. His father was from Ambato, Ecuador, and his mother was from Lima, Peru.
Albornoz was born in Lima, Peru on March 23, 1896. His father was from Ambato, Ecuador, and his mother was from Lima, Peru.
At a young age he moved permanently to Cuenca, Ecuador, where he completed all of his primary and secondary education.
He helped initiate journalism in Cuenca and founded the newspaper Louisiana Crónica. On August 16, 1966 he was recognized as an Ecuadorian citizen according to Acting Number. 122 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because his father was Ecuadorian.
He died on October 26, 1975 of a brain hemorrhage.
In 1947 he was one of the founding members of the House of Ecuadorian Culture. He was also a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language.