Marcist Revolution

On March 6, 1845, the people of Guayaquil, Ecuador, revolted against the government of the General Juan José Flores under the leadership of General António Elizalde and Lieutenant-Colonel Fernándo Ayarza. The people took the artillery barracks of Guayaquil along with other military and civilian supporters, including the guard on duty. Flores surrendered on his plantantion, La Elvira, near Babahoyo and accepted a negotiation - which had terms including his leaving power and the declaration of all his decrees, laws, and acts as void and null, ending fifteen years of foreign domination in Ecuador. Flores received 20,000 pesos for his property and immediately left the country for Spain. The country was then governed by the triumvirate composed of José Joaquín de Olmedo, Vicente Ramón Roca and Diego Noboa.

References

• ECUADOR online - Triunvirato José Joaquín de Olmedo, Vicente Ramón Roca y Diego Noboa., (Spanish)
• ECUADOR online - General Juan José Flores, (Spanish)
• Cronología de la Historia Resumida del Ecuador, (English)

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