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The Creoles in Quito besieged the Royal Palace and replaced the president of the Audiencia with a government junta that swore allegiance to Ferdinand VII. -
The Supreme Junta of Quito was dissolved by the royalists, who regained power. -
Some leaders of the rebellion in Quito were killed during a popular riot that attempted to free them. -
A second autonomous government junta, led by Carlos de Montúfar, was installed in Quito, which proclaimed independence and sanctioned a constitution on February 15, 1812. -
The royalists defeated the patriot forces in the Battle of El Panecillo and occupied the capital, ending the State of Quito. -
The liberating expedition commanded by José de San Martín landed in southern Peru, which inspired the revolutionary Creoles in Guayaquil to rise up in arms. -
The revolutionary Creoles in the city of Guayaquil seized power, marking the beginning of the process of emancipation.
November 8, 1820: Representatives of various towns in the new State of Guayaquil met in the Constituent Assembly. -
Antonio José de Sucre, sent by Simón Bolívar, defeated the royalists in the Battle of Pichincha, ensuring independence and the end of Spanish domination -
Ecuador proclaimed its own independence from Gran Colombia.