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The Ecuadorian War of Independence, part of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early 19th century, was fought from 1809 to 1822 between Spain and several South American armies over control of the Real Audiencia of Quito, a Spanish colonial jurisdiction which later became the modern Republic of Ecuador.
Ecuador in 1830 General Juan José Flores, the first President of Ecuador. Independence did not bring revolutionary liberation to the masses of Ecuadorian peasants. On the contrary, as bad as the peasants' situation had been, it probably worsened with the loss of the Spanish royal officials who had protected the indigenous population against the abuses of the local criollo elite.
The struggle for independence in the Quito Audiencia was part of a movement throughout Spanish America led by Criollos. The Criollos' resentment of the privileges enjoyed by the Peninsulares was the fuel of revolution against colonial rule.
The Quito Revolution (1809–1812) (Spanish: Proceso revolucionario de Quito (1809-1812)) was a series of events that took place between 1809 and 1812 in the Real Audiencia de Quito, which led to the establishment of a short-lived State of Quito, and which can be considered as the seed of the independence movements that ended up forming the current Republic of Ecuador.
Between 1809 and 1812, Ecuador unsuccessfully tried to get independence from Spain in the Quito Revolution, forming the short-lived State of Quito. [6] Thereafter in 1822, it succeeded to declare independence from Spain in the Ecuadorian War of Independence, with Guayaquil, [7] and became a sovereign country.
During the struggle for independence, before Peru or Ecuador became independent, areas of the former Vice Royalty of New Granada declared themselves independent from Spain. A few months later, a part of the Peruvian liberation army of San Martín decided to occupy the independent cities of Tumbez and Jaén, with the intention of using them as ...
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Ecuador from 1820 to the present day. Conflict Combatant 1 ... Ecuadorian War of Independence (1820–1822) Guayaquil
The Battle of Camino Real, was the first battle in the Ecuadorian War of Independence, that took place on 9 November 1820.The battle was fought between Royalist soldiers in support of the Spanish Empire, and the Patriot forces of the Free Province of Guayaquil, who won the battle.