Pre-Columbian Period

Year

Event

Details

10000 - 3600 a.C

Pre-ceramic

Human societies develop living on hunting, fishing, and gathering.

3600 - 1800 a. C

Early Formative Period

Societies continue to develop, subsiding on hunting, fishing, and rudimentary agricultural production.

1800 - 1500 a. C

Mid Formative Period

More extensive agricultural production begins to develop

1500 - 500 a. C

Late Formative Period

As agricultural practices are refined and become more heavily relied upon, the economy shifts towards an agrarian model

500 a.C - 500 d.C

Regional Development Period

Agriculture becomes increasingly important and urban development increases.

500 - 1500 d.C

Integration Period

Agriculture continues to spread and become increasingly important. Society becomes more complex.

Inca Period

Year

Event

Details

1450

Organization and expansion

Tupac Yupanqui begins the conquest of the Andean

1485

Tupac-Yupanqui dies

Huayna-Cápac is proclaimed Inca.

1525

Huayna-Cápac dies

Tahuantinsuyo is divided between Atahualpa and Huáscar.

The Conquest

Year

Event

Details

1534

Conquest of Quito

Sebastián de Benalcázar begins the Conquest of Quito.

1563

Audiencia de Quito

Felipe II issues a Cédula Real creating the Real Audiencia and Cancillería of San Francisco of Quito.

Independence

Year

Event

Details

1809 - 1812

Revolution of Quito

Independence was declared but not obtained

1820 - 1822

Independence: final stage

he patriotic forces are finally victorious

1822

Formation of Gran Colombia

Ecuador becomes part of Gran Colombia with the name Distrito del Sur.

1830

Dissolution of Gran Colombia

The independent state called Ecuador is formed. Republican life begins in the country.