The country of Ecuador achieved its Independence from "what country"in 1822?

Answer 1

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-- Ecuador achieved its Independence from Spain in 1822. -----------On October 9, 1820, Guayaquil became the first city in Ecuador to gain its independence from Spain. On May 24, 1822, the rest of Ecuador gained its independence after Field Marshal Antonio José de Sucre defeated the Spaniard Royalist forces at the Battle of Pichincha, near Quito. Following the battle, Ecuador joined Simón Bolívar's Republic of Gran Colombia - joining with modern day Colombia and Venezuela – only to become a republic in 1830.

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Answer 2

Spain

Answer 3

Spain

The struggle for independence

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