1949 – Dozens of foreign and domestic diplomats and dignitaries met in St. Augustine for the dedication of a bronze statue to Eloy Alfaro near the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse Museum on this date. Alfaro served as President of Ecuador from 1895-1901 and from 1906-1911. He was known as a champion of free public schools for all Ecuadorians and was honored with the bronze statue by the Oldest Wooden House Museum because of this commitment to education. In attendance at the dedication ceremony was Eloy’s son and Ecuadorian Ambassador to the U.S. Eloy Alfaro Jr., as well as Florida State Senator Walter B. Frazer.