The second chapter in Ecuador's struggle for emancipation from Spanish colonial rule began in Guayaquil, where independence was proclaimed in October 1820 by a local patriotic junta under the leadership of the poet José Joaquín de Olmedo.
Den anden del i Ecuadors kamp for frigørelse fra det spanske kolonialstyre begyndte i Guayaquil, hvor selvstændighed erklæredes i 1820 af en lokal patriotisk junta under ledelse af poeten José Joaquín Olmendo.