HISTORIC TIMELINE
1500Inca Empire Incorporation
Indigenous peoples of Ecuador were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire.
1530Spanish Colonization
Ecuador was colonized by the Spanish Empire.
1820Independence from Spain
Ecuador achieved independence as part of Gran Colombia.
1830Emergence as Sovereign State
Ecuador became a sovereign state, separating from Gran Colombia.
2008New Constitution Adopted
Ecuador adopted a new constitution recognizing the rights of nature.