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Battle of Pichincha
Battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence
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Antonio José de Sucre
President of Peru and Bolivia (1795–1830)
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Administrative region of the Spanish Empire in northwestern South America (1563-1822)
The Real Audiencia of Quito was an administrative unit in the Spanish Empire which had political, military, and religious jurisdiction over territories that today include Ecuador, parts of northern Peru, parts of southern Colombia and parts of northern Brazil. It was created by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)