History of Ecuador History of Ecuador Baltazara Chuiza was a woman who led a rebellion in Ecuador against the Spanish in 1778. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltazara Chuiza"
The Battle of Pichincha took place on 24 May, 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea-level, right next to the city of Quito, in modern Ecuador. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Pichincha"
The Cenepa War, or Alto Cenepa War (Spanish: guerra del Cenepa), was a localized and brief military conflict fought from January to March 1995, between Ecuador and Peru, for the control of a number of Ecuadorian military outposts located inside a disputed and undemarcated border area between the two countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cenepa War"
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador ( Spanish: El Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador) or more commonly, CONAIE, is Ecuador's largest indigenous organization. Formed in 1986, CONAIE has pursued social change on behalf of the region's significant native population using a wide range tactics including direct action. CONAIE is most well known for its organization of popular uprisings ("levantamientos populares") that often include blockading of commercial arteries and the takeover of government buildings. ...more on Wikipedia about "CONAIE"
The sucre was the currency of Ecuador between 1884 and 2000. Its ISO code was ECS and it was subdivided into 100 centavos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecuadorian sucre"
The Ecuadorian War of Independence was fought from 1820 to 1822 between several South American patriot armies and Spain over control of the lands of the Presidencia de Quito, a Spanish colonial administrative jurisdiction from which would eventually emerge the modern Republic of Ecuador. The war ended with the defeat of the Spanish forces at the Battle of Pichincha, on May 24, 1822, which brough about the independence of the entire Presidencia de Quito. The Ecuadorian War of Independence is part of the Latin American Wars of Independence fought during the first two decades of the 19th Century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecuadorian War of Independence"
The Ecuadorian-Peruvian war, fought between July 5 and July 31, 1941, was one of three military conflicts that occurred between these two Latin American nations during the 20th century—the two others being the Paquisha incident (also known as Falso Paquisha war in Peru), in 1981, and the Cenepa War(also know as Alto-Cenepa war in Peru), in 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecuadorian-Peruvian war"
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This is the history of Ecuador. See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Ecuador"
The border dispute between Ecuador and Peru had been until recently the most persistent and seemingly most resistant to resolution of any in the Western Hemisphere. The conflict arose virtually at the birth of these two nations from the Spanish Empire. It survived World War II, outlasted the Cold War, and most recently was the locus of military conflict between Peruvian and Ecuadoran forces in 1995. At present the dispute appears to be resolved after arbitration by guarantor countries made possible by the signing of a peace declaration in 1995, which paved the way to a final peace accord signed in 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian territorial dispute"
Lorenza Avemanay was a Ecuadorian Indian who led an 1803 revolt against the Spanish. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lorenza Avemanay"
The Maitland Plan ( Spanish, Plan de Maitland), refers to a plan created by Scottish Major General Thomas Maitland in 1800. The plan was titled Plan to capture Buenos Aires and Chile, and then emancipate Peru and Quito. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maitland Plan"
On March 6th, 1845, the people of Guayaquil, Ecuador revolted against the government of the General Juan José Flores under the leadership of General António Elizalde and Lieutenant-Colonel Fernándo Ayarza. The people took the artillery barracks of Guayaquil along with other military and civilian supporters, including the guard on duty. Flores surrendered on his plantantion, La Elvira, near Babahoyo and accepted a negotiation - which had terms including his leaving power and the declaration of all his decrees, laws, and acts as void and null, ending fifteen years of foreign domination in Ecuador. Flores received 20,000 pesos for his property and immediately left the country for Spain. The country was then governed by the triumvirate composed of José Joaquín de Olmedo, Vicente Ramón Roca and Diego Noboa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marcist Revolution"
The Paquisha Incident, also known as Paquisha War in Ecuador, and as Falso Paquisha War in Peru, was a brief 7-days military clash that took place in 1981 between Ecuador and Peru over the possession of three Ecuadorian military outposts -called Paquisha, Mayaicu, and Machinaza by the Ecuadorians; and "Falso Paquisha", "Falso Mayaicu" and "Falso Machinaza" respectively by the Peruvians- located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera del Cóndor (Cóndor mountain range), inside Peruvian-claimed territory. The conflict, which occurred in a then non-demarcated area of the common border between Ecuador and Peru, ceased with the Ecuadorians being expelled from the slopes and driven back to the summit of the Cordillera del Cóndor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paquisha Incident"
Great Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, was a short-lived republic in South America consisting of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. Its territory corresponded more or less to the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. The official name at the time was the Republic of Colombia; the word "Gran" or "Greater" that precedes the name was not used by contemporaries, and is an addition by later historians in order to distinguish it from the present-day Republic of Colombia, so there never was a country named "Gran Colombia". ...more on Wikipedia about "Republic of Gran Colombia"
The Rio Protocol, short for Treaty of Peace, Frienship and Boundaries between Peru and Ecuador, was signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 29, 1942 between the Foreign Ministers of Peru and Ecuador, and with the participation of the United States, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina as "guarantors" of the treaty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rio Protocol"
The Spanish Invasion of New Granada in 1815– 1816 was part of Bolívar's War in South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spanish Invasion of New Granada"
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