History of Quito Ecuador

The history of modern Quito dates back to December 6, 1534, when Sebastian de Benalcazar, leading the Spanish conquers funded the city and 204 inhabitants settled here. The historical downtown that we know today, rich in colonial and republican architecture grew up within these boundaries.

Although Quito dates back further than just 1534, any traces of prehispanic monuments have disappeared. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the Indian warrior Rumiñahui burned the city in 1533 and any pre-Incan temples that might have existed were destroyed.

Quito
	History of Quito
	The history of modern Quito dates back to December 6, 1534, when Sebastian de Benalcazar, leading the Spanish conquers funded the city and 204 inhabitants settled here. The historical downtown that we know today, rich in colonial and republican architecture grew up within these boundaries. Although Quito dates back further than just 1534, any traces of prehispanic monuments have disappeared. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the Indian warrior Rumiñahui burned the city in 1533 and any pre-Incan temples that might have existed were destroyed.




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Cotopaxi volcano		Among the city's illustrious characters, stands Atahualpa, the last emperor of Tahuantinsuyo, who the Spanish imprisioned and executed in Cajamarca in 1533, despite the fact that his people paid for his release with the room full of gold and silver. Along with the Spanish conquerors, also arrived the Catholic Missionaries, who played an important role during the colonization years, and continued to do so during the republican period. This fact is evident through the presence of more than 30 convent, churches, and chaples built within Quito's Historical Center. http://www.quitodigital.com/paseo/eng/historia.htm
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