Massacre of August 2, 1810 in Quito

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The Massacre of August 2, 1810 in Quito was a brutal Spanish crackdown in which colonial forces killed numerous supporters of the early independence movement, galvanizing resistance in what is now Ecuador.

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instanceOf event in the Spanish American wars of independence
historical event
massacre
alsoKnownAs Masacre del 2 de agosto
Massacre of August 2, 1810 in Quito
surface form: Masacre del 2 de agosto de 1810 en Quito
cause Spanish attempt to suppress the Quito independence movement
reaction to the Quito revolution of August 10, 1809
chronologicalOrder occurred after the establishment of the Quito junta in 1809
commemoratedIn Ecuadorian national historical memory
countryAtTheTime Spanish Empire
date 1810-08-02
day 2
fieldOfStudy Ecuadorian history
Latin American history
hasTheme colonial repression
national identity formation in Ecuador
struggle for independence
historicalPeriod late colonial period in Spanish America
involved Spanish colonial garrison in Quito
local criollo elites
languageOfAlternativeName Spanish
languageOfName English
legacy remembered as martyrdom of early Ecuadorian patriots
location Quito
Audiencia of Quito
surface form: Real Audiencia of Quito

Viceroyalty of New Granada
month August
partOf Ecuadorian War of Independence
Latin American independence movements
surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
perpetrator Spanish colonial authorities
royalist troops
presentDayLocation Ecuador
region Andean region
relatedEvent First Cry of Independence in Quito
surface form: Quito revolution of August 10, 1809
relatedTo Ecuadorian War of Independence
surface form: Ecuadorian independence movement
result galvanized resistance against Spanish rule in what is now Ecuador
increased anti-colonial sentiment in the region
radicalization of the independence movement in Quito
significance key turning point in the independence process of Ecuador
symbol of Spanish colonial repression in Quito
typeOfViolence political repression
state violence
victim civilian population of Quito
members of the Quito junta
supporters of the Quito independence movement
year 1810

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Ecuadorian War of Independence keyEvent Massacre of August 2, 1810 in Quito
Massacre of August 2, 1810 in Quito alsoKnownAs Massacre of August 2, 1810 in Quito
this entity surface form: Masacre del 2 de agosto de 1810 en Quito