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First Autonomous Junta of Quito

When: 10 August 1809 (junta established); lasted until October 1809
Where: Real Audiencia de Quito
Part of: Quito's first junta and cry for independence, 10 August 1809

Criollos deposed the Spanish president and formed a provisional junta in Quito on 10 August 1809.

On 10 August 1809, rebels in Quito deposed Manuel Ruiz Urriés de Castilla and established a provisional Junta. This event was one of the first calls for independence in Latin America, led by criollos such as Carlos de Montúfar and Bishop José Cuero y Caicedo. Per the event scope, the junta initially professed loyalty to Ferdinand VII rather than declaring full independence; no supplied passage states this loyalty explicitly.

Sources

Quito Revolution (1809–1812) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
Ecuadorian War of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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