Sucre’s Quito campaign
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Sucre’s Quito campaign was the 1821–1822 military offensive led by Antonio José de Sucre that liberated Quito and secured the independence of what is now Ecuador from Spanish colonial rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
war of independence campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
decline of Spanish colonial authority in northern Andes
ⓘ
integration of Quito into Gran Colombia ⓘ |
| aim |
to expel Spanish royalist forces from Quito
ⓘ
to secure independence of the Quito region ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Patriot forces of Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Antonio José de Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Army of Gran Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | anti-colonial war ⓘ |
| country | Gran Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Battle of Pichincha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| finalRoyalistCapitulation | Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRoyalistCapitulationDate | 1822-05-24 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Huachi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Pichincha NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Yaguachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Antonio José de Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Quito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Real Audiencia of Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antonio José de Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Melchor Aymerich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Royalist forces in Quito
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ecuadorian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier failed independence attempts in Quito ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ecuadorian independence movement
ⓘ
Gran Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Patriot victory
ⓘ
independence of territory of modern Ecuador ⓘ liberation of Quito ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Gran Colombia’s control over Quito
ⓘ
paved the way for the later formation of the Republic of Ecuador ⓘ |
| startDate | 1821 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Patriot forces from Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Simón Bolívar NERFINISHED ⓘ local Quito patriots ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Andes Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quito plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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