Quito Revolutionary War of 1809
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Introduction: According to an essay published online on the in-quito.com website, Quito has a unique position in history thanks to its relationship with the struggle for liberation in South America from Spanish colonial rule. At the height of the period of Spanish domination, Quito Ecuador was the scene of a radical popular uprising provoked by the introduction of the Sales Tax and Customs duties. Eugenio Espejo, who was one of the great intellectual figures of his time, lived and worked in Quito. The first cry for independence was heard on August 10th, 1809. Nearly everyone involved in this liberation movement were murdered almost exactly a year later by troops loyal to Spain. The principal leaders involved in the Sales Tax Revolt were summarily hung and later beheaded, their heads being displayed in the main square (The seeds of liberty of Quito). Background: According to an essay published on the MaquiNet website, the first Spaniards landed in northern Ecuador in 1526. Francisco Pizarro reached the country in 1532 and spread terror among the Indians thanks in large part to his brutality and willingness to use his conquistadors' horses, armor and weaponry against the native population. The Incan ruler, Atahualpa was ambushed, held for ransom and eventually executed by the Spaniards. Following that, the Inca Empire was effectively dismantled by the Spaniards. Quito held out for two years but was eventually burned to the ground by one of Atahualpa's general
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essay by Alan Covey published online on the Southern Methodist University website, the struggle for independence among the aristocrats of Quito in 1809 was part of a movement throughout the Spanish colonies in the Americas led by criollos. Criollos were persons of pure Spanish descent born in the Spanish colonies. The criollos resentment of the privileges enjoyed by Spaniards born in Spain became a spark that ignited local dissent that eventually manifested itself in 1809 in a revolution against Spanish colonial rule. Another spark was Napoleon's invasion of Spain which resulted in Napoleon deposed Spain's King Ferdinand VII. Shortly afterward, Spanish citizens began organizing local juntas loyal to Ferdinand. A group of Quito's leading citizens followed suit. On August 10, 1809, they seized power from the local representatives of Joseph Bonaparte in the name of King Ferdinand of Spain. Thus, this first serious revolt against colonial rule Ecuador, which incidentally was one of the first revolts in any Spanish colony in the Americas, was in reality an expression of loyalty to the Spanish king.
It quickly became apparent that Quito's criollo rebels lacked the popular support for their cause that could have given this revolut
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