09OCT2018 - Holiday Today - Ecuador

Ecuador - Guayaquil Independence Day
Guayaquil Independence Day is one of the public holidays in Ecuador. This holiday is observed annually on October 9, celebrating the day when the city of Guayaquil gained independence from Spain in 1820.
The city of Guayaquil was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana on July 25, 1538. During the next two hundred years the city was attacked and looted by French and English pirates. On October 9, 1820 a group of civilians with the support by the soldiers almost bloodlessly took control over the city and declared independence from Spain.

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