Pre-Columbian Quito
Inca Period
Spanish Conquest
Independence and Modern Quito
100

This indigenous group originally lived in the Quito area.

The Quitus

100

The Inca emperor who conquered Quito.

Huayna Cápac

100

The Spanish conquistador who founded Quito in 1534.

Sebastián de Benalcázar

100

The date of the First Cry of Independence in Quito.

August 10, 1809

200

The culture that influenced the Quitus before the Incas.

The Caras

200

Quito was considered the ___ capital of the Inca Empire.

Northern

200

The indigenous leader who resisted the Spanish conquest.

Rumiñahui

200

The battle that secured Ecuador’s independence.

The Battle of Pichincha

300

The civilization formed by the union of Quitus and Caras.

The Quitu-Caras civilization

300

The Inca ruler born in Quito.

Atahualpa

300

Rumiñahui burned Quito to prevent this.

Spanish control

300

The leader of the patriot army in the Battle of Pichincha.

Antonio José de Sucre

500

The main importance of Quito for pre-Columbian societies.

A political and military center

500

The civil war fought between Huáscar and this leader.

Atahualpa

500

Quito became part of this Spanish administrative division.

The Viceroyalty of New Granada

500

The reason Quito was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Its well-preserved historic center

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