THE INDEPENDENCE OF ECUADOR

Key Events

100

¿On what date was the First Cry of Independence in Ecuador?

August 10, 1809

200

¿What battle consolidated Ecuador's independence in 1822?

Battle of Pichincha

300

¿Which current territory of Ecuador was the first to declare its independence in 1820?

Guayaquil

Important People

100

¿Who was the leader of the First Cry for Independence in 1809?

Juan Pío Montúfar

200

¿Which general led the Battle of Pichincha?

Antonio José de Sucre

300

¿Who was the Ecuadorian heroine known as “La Libertadora del Libertador”?

Manuela Sáenz

Consequences and legacy

100

¿What country was annexed to Ecuador after independence in 1822?

Gran Colombia

200

¿In what year did Ecuador separate from Gran Colombia to become an independent country?

1830

300

¿What is the name of the document that declared the independence of Guayaquil in 1820 ?

Acta de Independencia de Guayaquil