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Human settlements with cultures such as Valdivia and Machalilla.
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Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
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Francisco Pizarro arrives in 1532, and Ecuador becomes part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
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May 24, 1822, led by Simón Bolívar at the Battle of Pichincha.
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Several presidencies and political struggles, including the separation from Gran Colombia in 1830 and the creation of the Republic of Ecuador.
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In 1895, Eloy Alfaro leads a revolution that brings significant reforms.