Free Province of Guayaquil
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Was a South American state that emerged between 1820 and 1822 with the independence of the province of Guayaquil from the Spanish monarchy.
Establishment
November 1820: On November 8, 1820, 57 representatives of all the villages that make up the province of Guayaquil were summoned to the town hall of the city, where the birth of a new state was proclaimed, known as the Free Province of Guayaquil.
November 1820: The División Protectora de Quito launches a campaign with the goal of liberating the entire Free Province of Guayaquil, achieving victory in the Battle of Camino Real.
Chronology
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Were a series of independence wars by the Spanish colonies in America that started after the French occupation of mainland Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.
1.1.Ecuadorian War of Independence
Was fought from 1820 to 1822 between Spain and several South American armies over control of the Royal Audience of Quito, a Spanish colonial jurisdiction which later became the modern Republic of Ecuador.
August 1821: The Battle of Yaguachi in 1821 was a decisive victory for the forces led by General Jose de Villamil and General Juan Illingworth, securing the independence of the Province of Guayaquil from Spanish colonial rule. This victory ultimately led to the establishment of the Free Province of Guayaquil.
January 1822: On January 15, 1822, a military contingent of the Peruvian Army was sent by José de San Martín to help the troops of Antonio José de Sucre. On the 20th, they entered Ecuadorian territory by crossing the Río Macará, then entered the town of Loja without fighting.
February 1822: In 1822, General Antonio José de Sucre, a prominent military leader in the South American wars of independence, joined forces with General Andrés de Santa Cruz in the indigenous village of Saraguro. This strategic alliance played a crucial role in the liberation of Ecuador from Spanish colonial rule, leading to the incorporation of Saraguro into the Free Province of Guayaquil.
April 1822: Battle of Riobamba.
May 1822: Antonio José de Sucre, a Venezuelan independence leader and close ally of Simón Bolívar, led his army to Quito in 1822. The Spanish forces in the city surrendered to Sucre, leading to the territory being incorporated into the Free Province of Guayaquil.
June 1822: He entered Quito on June 16, 1822. Amid the general enthusiasm of the population, the former Province of Quito was officially incorporated into the Republic of Colombia.
Disestablishment
January 1822: On January 15, 1822, a military contingent of the Peruvian Army was sent by José de San Martín to help the troops of Antonio José de Sucre. On the 20th, they entered Ecuadorian territory by crossing the Río Macará, then entered the town of Loja without fighting.
February 1822: In 1822, General Antonio José de Sucre, a prominent military leader in the South American wars of independence, joined forces with General Andrés de Santa Cruz in the indigenous village of Saraguro. This strategic alliance played a crucial role in the liberation of Ecuador from Spanish colonial rule, leading to the incorporation of Saraguro into the Free Province of Guayaquil.
April 1822: Battle of Riobamba.
May 1822: Antonio José de Sucre, a Venezuelan independence leader and close ally of Simón Bolívar, led his army to Quito in 1822. The Spanish forces in the city surrendered to Sucre, leading to the territory being incorporated into the Free Province of Guayaquil.
June 1822: He entered Quito on June 16, 1822. Amid the general enthusiasm of the population, the former Province of Quito was officially incorporated into the Republic of Colombia.
