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First Settlement attempt

Second Settlement attempt

First Settlement attempt

¿How was Guayaquil fundate?

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The first settlement of the pearl of the Pacific was in the highlands under the name of "Santiago de Quito" and began on August 15, 1534 when it was founded on the plain of the iri bamba. The foundation was made by Diego de Almagro under the orders of Fransisco Pizarro.

Diego himself ordered Sebastian Benalcazar to move the city to another place in order to secure the position of the Ecuadorian coastal region. They moved in 1535 to an Indian settlement called "Guayaquile".

Cacique Guayaquile, the leader of the Indians did not let them stay and attacked them and for that reason they moved to another place for the third time. They moved in August 1536. The one who took the city was called Hernando de Zaera to a place called Yagual.

In 1537, they were under the command of Fransisco Orellana that under orders of his cousin Fransisco Pizarro looked for a new place for the city called "Santiago de Daule" but they did not stay there either since Fransisco Orellana traveled to Cusco to support his cousin in his fight against Diego Almagro.

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