The Battle of Pichincha

 The Battle of Pichincha of Ecuador was an important historical event, because with this the Spanish yoke oppressor is broken, making this the Independence of Ecuador.

 This celebration is celebrated on 24 May each year

 

 History of the Battle of Pichincha

 

Causes 

Having 275 years of the Spanish founding of Quito, capital of Ecuador passed, the city had become a political, cultural and religious center of great importance in the region, this ocaciono that there was a social breach between Spanish and Creole (called whether as children of Spaniards born in America, but who were not socially equal conciderados Spanish). The Creoles had in their hands a greater economic power that the Spaniards as these were farmers or landowners, but who had no access to the public administration, which if it was allowed Spanish.
As there is great rivalry of power generated in Ecuador a great revolutionary process that would bring with it the lvantamiento of riots, armed struggles and uprisings among dierencias existing power, it is also the August 10, 1809, it is generated the first governs board autonomy of Quito, which is beginning to ain the revlucionario process that would last until seri what the great Battle of Pichincha that took place on May 24, 1822.

Development of the Battle

The Battle of Pichincha was held on May 24, 1822 between the patriotic forces commanded by Antonio Jose de Sucre and the realistic troops led by Melchor Aymerich. The crash occurred on the slopes of Pichincha volcano in Quito, Ecuador today.The patriot army consisted of 2900 men, the majority grancolombinos (battalions Paya, Magdalena and Yaguachi) and Peruvian (Trujillo and Piura battalions). There were also British and Argentine. The royalists had 3000 soldiers.Sucre had brought his troops from Guayaquil to Quito, in order to expel the Spaniards in this city. After many hardships he reached the foot of the Pichincha volcano on 23 May 1822. In the evening ordered the rise and at dawn on May 24 had won good height. But the Spaniards spotted and climbed the volcano to face them.
In the violent clash Patriots battalions they fought bravely, but had little ammunition and suffered many casualties by enemy fire. When it seemed that the triumph was in favor of the Spaniards, he appeared on the heights battalion Albion (English), with ammunition and reinforcements. Patriots returned to the charge and managed to disrupt and put to flight the enemies.Patriot victory in Pichincha allowed the release of Quito and its annexation to the Republic of Gran Colombia, whose president was Don Simon Bolivar. The Liberator made his triumphal entrance to Quito on June 16, 1822. (Prof. Freddy Gómez)

 
Military Acts and Civic parades 

In Ecuador is remembered annually the development of the Battle of Pichincha and one of the activities that are commonly frequent, are military actions levied place in the museum '' Temple of the Fatherland '' located at the top of Liberty, called well, because it was the precise point where the battle occurred. Here they are placed wreaths and military parades with great patriotism that evoke the memory of the heroes who died in that place to fulfill its duty to guarantee freedom for all Ecuadorians are made.

Another activity that usually perform, are the civic parades, made by various institutions both fiscal and individuals in the country, thousands of military part of this great celebration, which reminds Ecuadorians the need to remember and imitate those heroes who they gave their lives to free the country from Spanish rule.