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Quito Revolution (1809–1812)

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The Patriots attacked two barracks and a prison, but before the prisoners could be liberated, they were butchered by their guards. The fighting then spread to the city streets. Between 200 and 300 people were killed by Spanish soldiers, and looting produced losses valued between 200 and 500 thousand
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On 10 August 1809 in the city of Quito, the Spanish ruler Manuel Ruiz Urriés de Castilla, I count of Ruiz de Castilla, was deposed by a group of rebels who formed a provisional Junta. This revolution was led by local intellectuals; doctors, marquises and Criollos residing in the city of Quito,
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The Quiteños ended up surrounded by Royalist troops, both to the north and the south, and experienced serious difficulties in feeding themselves. They were easily defeated by an army of 5,000 Royalists from Lima and New Granada who advanced with the support of Pasto, Guayaquil and Cuenca.
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The Napoleonic invasion of Spain and the consequent abdication of Ferdinand VII in 1808, created chaos and confusion in Spain and its colonies. In the power vacuum, several Juntas were formed throughout Spain, popular local governments that claimed to defend their country and their King.
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On 2 August 1810, a group of Patriots attacked the Royal Barracks of Lima (in Quito) with the intention of freeing the 32 heroes who had participated the previous year in the First Autonomous Government Board (Junta) of Quito. They had been accused of crimes of
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To defend the sovereignty of the new Republic, the people of Quito organized militias on different fronts, fighting a serie of battles against the Spanish troops even with the few resources they had on hand. Colonel Carlos de Montúfar prepared to face General
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in Seville as Royal Commissioner, entered Quito and was received with honors by Ruiz Urriés de Castilla. But he was looked upon with suspicion by the rest of the Spanish authorities, who were dissatisfied with the fact that Carlos de Montúfar was the son of
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any more, and adhere to the values of 10 August 1809. Just two days later, Quito proclaimed its total independence from Spain. Ruiz Urriés de Castilla was forced to resign from the presidency of the Junta, being replaced by Bishop
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The Junta organized an army of 2,000 men to defend the city of Quito. They requested help from the territories of Cuenca, Guayaquil and Popayán, but these refused when they learned that the viceroy of Peru,
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This conjuncture of events in Spain, the influence of the French Revolution, the independence of the United States and Haiti, and the ideas of the Enlightenment taught in Quito by
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had wide repercussions throughout Hispanic America, as was seen an act of barbarism and justification of the "War to the Death", later decreed by the liberator Simón Bolívar.
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Indeed, as soon as he arrived, the young Montúfar decided to convene a new Government Junta, and that would be formed as a triumvirate composed by Ruiz Urriés de Castilla,
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Juan Pío Montúfar demonstrated his willingness to work for the restoration of the legitimate Government and by doing so, escaped imprisonment.
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for similar reasons. For its part, the indigenous population also staged several mutinies against the Crown over the centuries.
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KIPDF: Revolution and Restoration: The Revolution of Quito (Ecuador) Within the Independence Process of Latin America page 149
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The colonial Government was reestablished in the capital city and violently pacified by the Spanish under the rule of
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Bolívar y la independencia de la América española: Independencia de Nueva Granada y Venezuela (parte 1)
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Bolívar y la independencia de la América Española. Emancipación de Quito y Alto y Bajo Perú
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Many plotters and members of the Junta were arrested on 24 October 1809, and imprisoned.
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Relief about the massacre of the prisoners, part of the Independence Monument in Quito.
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without the involvement of any peninsular Spaniard. Members of the Patriot group were
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On 9 October 1811, the Second Government Junta declared that it wouldn't obey the
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On 15 February 1812, the first Ecuadorian Constitution was promulgated - the
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in May 1822, would Quito and the rest of Ecuador regain its independence.
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The authorities of Guayaquil and Cuenca refused to recognize the Junta.
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This event is known in Ecuador and other countries in the region as the
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On 9 September 1810, after a four-month journey from Spain, Colonel
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Actas del Cabildo de San Francisco de Quito de 1808 a 1812
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meeting of the revolutionaries at Manuela Cañizares' house
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First Autonomous Junta of Quito (10 August - October 1809)
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Revolution, caused by high customs taxes. Another riot
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On 22 September, the elected representatives appointed
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Second Junta of Quito (September 1810 - October 1811)
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Battles of the Spanish American wars of independence
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upper class to also form a Junta (Sovereign Board).
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Index

Junta Autonoma de Quito
Spanish
Real Audiencia de Quito
Republic of Ecuador
Quito
Real Audiencia of Quito
Manuel Ruiz Urriés de Castilla
Alcabala
took place in 1765
Eugenio Espejo
School of Concordia
Criollo

Juan Pío Montúfar
Juan de Salinas y Zenitagoya
Juan José Guerrero y Matheu
Manuela Cañizares
José de Cuero y Caicedo

Juan Pío Montúfar
José Fernando de Abascal

lese majeste
Manuel Ruiz Urriés de Castilla

Carlos de Montúfar
Supreme Central Junta
Juan Pío Montúfar
José de Cuero y Caicedo
Juan Pío Montúfar

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