Spanish Jesuit, philosopher and author who spent 40 years as a missionary among the Yupik in the most remote parts of Alaska. In 1960, he won a seat in the 2nd Alaska State Legislature as a write-in candidate, becoming the state’s first Catholic priest elected to office, as well as one of two write-in candidates elected that year from rural Alaska. He wrote hundreds of essays and one dozen autobiographical books in Spanish and English about his life in Alaska. Llorente is called the "favorite son" of his hometown, Mansilla Mayo. He died at Jesuit House in Spokane, Washington on January 26, 1989 Link to Wikipedia Read less
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