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July 2025
Esteban Canal - Birth pains
by Alan McGowan
The mystery surrounding Esteban Canal’s date and place of birth has already been described on this website by CH & LS member Luca D’Ambrosio; before offering an addition to the story, it is worthwhile reviewing the different versions that have been offered.
Neue Wiener Schachzeitung 1923, page 286
Canal is 26, born Peru 1897. When he was 13, he went to Spain as a student,
Sahovski Glasnik 1926, page 203
Canal was born on April 19, 1897, on a ship in the Ocean on its way to Peru, where his parents had emigrated from Spain. He spent his childhood in Chiclayo, and in 1909, his restlessness compelled him to secretly leave his parental home and go to Europe.