The coastal lowlands north of Manta were conquered, not by the Spanish, but by blacks from the Guinean coast who, as slaves, were shipwrecked en route from Panama to Peru in 1570.
Lavlandet ved kysten nord for Manta erobredes ikke af spaniolerne men af sorte fra Guineas kyst, som i egenskab af slaver havde lidt skibbrud under en rejse mellem Panama og Peru i 1570.