Industrial Age · South America · War

1822

Battle of Pichincha

July 24, 1822

On the slopes of a volcano above Quito, Antonio Jose de Sucre beat the last Spanish army in the north of South America. Bolivar and Sucre met at Guayaquil; Ecuador joined Gran Colombia. A month later Bolivar and San Martin would have their famous private interview, and the liberator of the south would retire.

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Before and after in South America

Before: July 28, 1821: Peruvian Independence Declared
After: December 9, 1824: Battle of Ayacucho

Before and after in War

Before: April 22, 1821: Chios Massacre
After: April 7, 1823: French Invade Spain

Era

Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Battle of Pichincha