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Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
Timeline of Events
1534
12.6.1534
The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
1809
8.10.1809
Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.
1822
5.24.1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.