Closer Look At Ecuador
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My research paper is on the lovely country of Ecuador where my mother
was born. The purpose of this paper is to educate you on the history of this
country for many do not know a thing about it. Although the land is not blessed
with many natural resources such as gold and silver it is truly rich in history and
culture and not to mention species.
In 1526, Indian tribes inhabited the coastal region and the high Andean
basins of what is now Ecuador when the first Europeans reached the area's
Pacific coast. The first Spanish settlement in Ecuador was established in 1534 at
its now capital, Quito, on the site of an important Inca town of the same name.
Another settlement was established four years later on the location of Guayaquil.
With barely any gold or silver, Ecuador was not a magnet for many European
settlers during the Spanish colonial period, which lasted until 1822.
The first uprising against Spanish rule took place in 1809, but only in 1822
did Ecuador gain independence as part of the Federation of Gran Colombia, from
which it withdrew in 1830. Dictators ran the country, and the army played an
important role in internal politics. During the first century of its independence,
Ecuador had changed its constitution 13 times and hardly any of its presidents
had managed to serve a full four-year term...