Pre-Columbian Quito
This indigenous group originally lived in the Quito area.
The Quitus
The Inca emperor who conquered Quito.
Huayna Cápac
The Spanish conquistador who founded Quito in 1534.
Sebastián de Benalcázar
The date of the First Cry of Independence in Quito.
August 10, 1809
The culture that influenced the Quitus before the Incas.
The Caras
Quito was considered the ___ capital of the Inca Empire.
Northern
The indigenous leader who resisted the Spanish conquest.
Rumiñahui
The battle that secured Ecuador’s independence.
The Battle of Pichincha
The civilization formed by the union of Quitus and Caras.
The Quitu-Caras civilization
The Inca ruler born in Quito.
Atahualpa
Rumiñahui burned Quito to prevent this.
Spanish control
The leader of the patriot army in the Battle of Pichincha.
Antonio José de Sucre
The main importance of Quito for pre-Columbian societies.
A political and military center
The civil war fought between Huáscar and this leader.
Atahualpa
Quito became part of this Spanish administrative division.
The Viceroyalty of New Granada
The reason Quito was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its well-preserved historic center