- Enclosed in this article the text of the Act of "independence" of August 10, 1809, which shows on its face that the actions taken that day are the reaffirmation of the power of the King of Spain on authorities placed by the troops of Napoleon. This is not a declaration of independence as submissive to the Kingdom of Spain. So what friends celebrate independence?
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- We have to deny and refute the story that told us first by conservative historians and then reinterpreted by Marxist historians. The truth is that true independence of our country should be celebrated with pride on Oct. 9 because on that date in 1820 and in Guayaquil, there were an Act of Independence of the English and the creation of a new country with territory and independent institutions any other.
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- MINUTES OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF QUITO (1809)
- The August 10, 1809 is considered the start of independence what is now Ecuador. In Quito, when the natives rebelled against the president Ruiz de Castilla, ineffectual government declared the hearing, and created a Board of Governors. The neighborhood representatives who participated in the events of August 10, 1809, signed a written report confirming the rebellion and differently organized administration. This paper suggests also an invitation to other cities to ally himself voluntarily in order to form a government representing Acting Supreme Fernando VII, while regaining their freedom.
We, the undersigned representatives of the people who, in the present critical circumstances of the nation, solemnly declare to have ceased to function the existing judges of the capital and provinces, in virtue of the downtown district or Cathedral selected and appointed by the representatives of the Marquis of Selva Alegre and Solander, and signed. Manuel Angulo, Antonio Pineda, Manuel Cevallos, Joaquin de la Barrera, Vicente Paredes, Juan Ante and Valencia. The neighborhood of San Sabastian representative selected and appointed by him to Don Manuel Zambrano, and signed, Nicholas Velez, Francisco Romero, Juan Pino, Lorenzo Romero, Manuel Romero, Miguel Donoso.
The district of San Roque representative selected and appointed by him to the Marquis de Villa Orellana, and signed. Rivadeneira José Ramón Puente, Antonio Bustamante, Jose Alvarez, Diego Mideros.
The neighborhood of San Blas representative selected and appointed by him to Don Manuel de Larrea and signed. Juan Coello, Gregorio Flor de la Bastida, Jose Ponce, Mariano Villalobos, José Bosmediano, Juan Unigarro and Bonilla. The neighborhood of Santa Barbara chose and appointed him representative to the Marquis of Miraflores and signed. Ramon Maldonado, Luis Vargas, Christopher Garces, Toribio Ortega, Antonio Tadeo Arellano, Antonio de Sierra. The neighborhood of San Marcos representing elected and appointed by him to Don Manuel Matheu and signed. Francisco Javier Ascazubi, José Padilla, Nicholas Velez, Nicolas Jimenez, Francisco Villalobos, Juan Barreto. We declare that the above individuals together with representatives of the Councils of the provinces currently subject to this government and voluntarily join her hereafter, as are Guayaquil, Popayán, Pasto, Barbecues and Panama now dependent Viceroyalty of Lima Santa Fe, which seek to attract, make up a Supreme Board acting governor on behalf of and as representative of our legitimate sovereign, the Seventh Don Fernando, while his Majesty and recover the mainland or shall come to prevail in America , selected and appointed by Ministers or Secretaries of State Don Juan de Dios Morales, Manuel Quiroga and Juan de Larrea, the first for the office of foreign affairs and war, the second for Grace and Justice, and the third for Finance, which as such individuals are born of the Supreme Board. This will have a private secretary to vote and so we named Don Vicente Alvarez.
selected and appointed by the President of it to the Marquis of Selva Alegre. The Board as a representative of the Monarch Majesty will be treated as , its president of HSH , and Members of Excellence the less the private secretary who was given the Lordship of . The President shall organize now and while state revenues six thousand dollars of annual salary, two thousand each vowel and a thousand private secretary r. sworn obedience and loyalty to the King in the Cathedral and will immediately pay all constituent bodies and ecclesiastical and secular. Sustain the purity of religion, the rights of the King, and the deadly war home and make all his enemies, mainly French, using few honest ways and means suggested to him the courage and wisdom to achieve victory. The effect and still quite competent military force necessary to keep the Kingdom in respect, will rise soon a phalanx composed of three battalions of infantry on foot and mounted ordinance the first company of grenadiers, thus being renovated and the two infantry the current Dragons squad. The head of the phalanx is Colonel and appointed as a Don Juan Salinas, whom the Board will recognize immediately. We named the Auditor General of War, with honors Lt. Col. Honor treatment and pay 1500 pesos to Juan Pablo Arenas and the Board will recognize him. The proposals will Coronel officers, appointed by the Board, issued its patents and will free the Secretary of War. Phalanx to serve willingly and will not lack what is necessary, the third increase on current salary from the soldier up. For the most prompt and proper administration of justice, it created a Senate composed of two chambers Civil and Criminal Highness treatment. Have at its head a governor with two thousand dollars in salary Your Worship and treatment of Grace. Criminal room a Regent subordinate to the Governor, with two thousand dollars in salary and treatment of Honor, the other ministers with the same treatment and pay 1500 pesos, adding a Protector General of Indians with honors and Senator salary. The treatment Constable and his former salaries. Elected and Appointed such as follows: Civil Court, Governor Don José Javier Ascazubi, Dean, Don Pedro Jacinto Escobar, Jose Salvador, Ignacio Tenorio, Don Bernardo de Leon, Attorney, Don Mariano Merizalde. Assize Court, Regent Philip Strong Love, Dean, Don Luis Quijano, Senators, Jose del Corral Don Victor de San Miguel, Don Salvador Murgueitio, Attorney, Don Francisco Xavier de Salazar. Protector General, Mr. Thomas Arechaga, Sheriff, Don Antonio Solano of the Board. If any of the individuals appointed by the sovereign council resigns his job without just and legitimate cause, the Board is allowed the waiver, if they deem appropriate, but be warned before they will be deemed to be such unpatriotic and vassal and forever excluded any public employment. Disputare which the legitimacy of the Supreme Board constituted by this act shall freely under the protection of the laws in the written grounds and once declared futile, confirmed that the authority is is granted, it ordered him to pay obedience, which is not doing it and will be treated as prisoner of state.
Done and signed at the Royal Palace in Quito on August 10 of 1800 nine, Manuel Angulo, Antonio Pineda, Manuel Cevallos, Joaquin de la Barrera, Vicente Paredes, Juan Ante and Valencia, Nicholas Velez, Francisco Romero, Juan Pino, Lorenzo Romero, Manuel Romero, Miguel Donoso, José Rivadeneira, Ramón Puente, Antonio Bustamante, Jose Alvarez, Juan Coello, Gregorio Flor de la Bastida, Jose Ponce, Mariano Villalobos, Diego Mideros, Vicente Melo, Jose Ponce, José Bosmediano, Juan Unigarro and Bonilla, Ramon Maldonado Luis Vargas, Christopher Garces, Toribio Ortega, Antonio Tadeo Arellano, Antonio de Sierra, Francisco Javier de Ascazubi, José Padilla, Nicolas Jimenez, Francisco Villalobos, Juan Barreto.
