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Episode 2 of 2

Suppression of the 1809 Movement

When
2 August 1810
Where
Quito, Real Audiencia de Quito
Part of
Quito's first junta and cry for independence, 10 August 1809

Colonial troops from Lima defeated the initial movement in August 1810, killing leaders and settlers.

The initial movement was defeated on 2 August 1810 when colonial troops arrived from Lima, Peru. They killed the leaders of the uprising and about 200 other settlers. That same day, Patriots attacked the Royal Barracks of Lima in Quito in an attempt to free 32 heroes who had participated in the First Autonomous Government Board the previous year.

Sources

  1. Quito Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
  2. Quito Revolution (1809–1812) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29

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