The Independence of Guayaquil, Tours to Guayaquil Ecuador

Spanish possessions in South America went from thepatriots of Guayaquil , allied with the corps of
northwestern coast all the way to the south of the"Granaderos" took over the military post, its arms and
continent. For over two centuries, Lima was the mainammunition. The Spanish authorities, mainly the
Spanish administrative center, as capital of theCommander and the Governor were detained and by
Viceroyalty of Peru, which extended over all Spanishdawn the citizens of Guayaquil were celebrating the
possessions. In the 18th Century the territory wastriumph of the revolution. The Act of Independence of
divided into three main administrative centers: theGuayaquil was signed that same day.
Viceroyalty of New Granada, established in 1717Both liberators, who led the struggles for independence
(Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador); thein the Andean Viceroyalties: Simon Bolivar in New
Viceroyalty of Peru, in 1542 (Peru and Chile); and theGranada and Jose de San Martin in La Plata arrived to
Viceroyalty of La Plata, in 1776 (Argentina, Uruguay,Guayaquil in July 1822, where they had a historical
Paraguay, and Bolivia). This division remained until theencounter and determined that Guayaquil would be
end of the colonial period.annexed to the Gran Colombia. The beautiful
The struggles for independence in what is nowmonument of La Rotonda at Guayaquil's Simon Bolivar
Ecuador started early, in 1809, but it was not until 1822Waterfront shows both liberators shaking hands.
when the Spanish were defeated and EcuadorIn October, the celebration of the Independence of
became part of the Gran Colombia, formed byGuayaquil is the perfect excuse for many artistic and
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.cultural activities in the newly restored city of
Shortly after midnight on October 9, 1820 a group ofGuayaquil, also called "The Pearl of the Pacific".