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Founding of Cuenca
- When
- April 12, 1557
- Where
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Part of
- Founding of Cuenca, Ecuador
Gil Ramírez Dávalos founded the Spanish settlement of Cuenca on April 12, 1557, on the ruins of pre-Columbian cities.
Under orders from Viceroy Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, Gil Ramírez Dávalos established the city on the sites of the Inca city of Tomebamba and the Cañari city of Guapondelig. This event marked the formal creation of the Spanish Empire settlement in the Azuay province.
Sources
- Cuenca, Ecuador Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-18
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