Ecuadorian War of Independence

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Ecuadorian War of Independence
Part of the Spanish American wars of independence
Division Protectora de Quito in different battles of the Independence of Ecuador
Date 10 August 1809 — 24 May 1822 Location present-day Ecuador Result Patriot victory. Annexation of the territory to Gran Colombia.
Belligerents
Patriots: Guayaquil  Gran Colombia  Chile  Peru  United Provinces	Royalists: Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of Peru Real Audiencia of Quito
Commanders and leaders
Joaquín de Olmedo León Febres Cordero Luis Urdaneta Antonio de Sucre José Mires José María Córdova Andrés de Santa Cruz Simón Bolívar	Melchor Aymerich Toribio Montes Antonio Fominaya Agustín Agualongo

The Ecuadorian War of Independence, part of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early 19th century, was fought from 1809 to 1822 between Spain and several South American armies over control of the Real Audiencia of Quito, a Spanish colonial jurisdiction which later became the modern Republic of Ecuador. The war ended with the defeat of the Spanish forces at the Battle of Pichincha on May 24, 1822, which brought about the independence of all the lands of the Real Audiencia of Quito.