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Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
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1538
7.25.1538
The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
1820
10.9.1820
Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.
1822
7.26.1822
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.