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Oct 16, 1563
quito is now a capital
In 1563, the spanish king decreed that quito should be the capital of an administrative district that by some estimates was more than 500,000 square miles -
Oct 17, 1563
real audiencia de quito
The territory named "Real Audiencia De Quito" would have as it western border border the pacific ocean and to the east those provices as get not pacified nor discovered. -
quito lost 90% of the amazon territory
At that time, the treaty of Madrid, signed with portugal in1750, said the limits of Brazil almost to its present side. Withe these signature, Quito lost most of its Amazon territory. -
events of august 10
The events of August 10, are considered the "Primer grito de la independencia" of Ecuador, and it was the flame that motivated other patriots to take the post, Ibarra, Ambato, and Riobamba joined Quitos movement. This was taken as a rebellion and the authorities sent military forces from Guayaquil, Popayan, and Pasto the placate the air of independence. 32 ended up in jail. -
revolution of quito
Revolution of Quito. During the night of august 9.1809 a group of intellectuals, doctor, marquis, creole, gathered in the house of Manuela cañizares to define a strategy against the government. -
manuela cañizares
Cowards...Men born for seuritude what are you afraid...There is not time to lost!!!!!!!!!! -
massacre of august 2,1810
The events of August 10 and supsequent massacre had impact in Hispanic America, where libertrarian movement quickly spread. The Chilean people recognize the contributian to Quito and named it "Luz de America". -
LIBERTY PROCESS
Part of Ecuador liberty process was from 1810-1830 -
independence of guayaquil
Revolution of October 9, 1820 in the opinion of many historians was a political - military act of great strategic importance because it allowed the advance of the liberation struggles in South America , too, that he came to become the first firm that He made with the intention of freeing the Presidency of Quito from Spanish rule.
