The first week of rule was obviously a busy one for Quito’s Supreme Junta. In addition to deposing the Audiencia and its president, the junta initiated attempts to gain support both in the city and in the region traditionally ruled…
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Quito 1809: In Defense of King, Religion, and Patria pt. II
Tagged with: 10 de agosto, 10th of August, 1809, Ecuador, Latin American History, Latin American Independence, quito
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Quito 1809: In Defense of Religion, King, and Patria
It’s an important day in Ecuadorian History– we know this, of course, because one of the three main north-south corridor streets in Quito is named 10 de agosto (10th of August). Two hundred years ago today, on the 10th of…
Tagged with: 10 de agosto, 10th of August, 1809, independence, Latin American Independence, quito
Posted in Latin American History
Posted in Latin American History
Chad Black
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