Marcist Revolution
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On March 6, 1845, the people of Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

 , Ecuador
Ecuador
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, revolted
Revolution
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 against the government of the General Juan José Flores
Juan José Flores
Juan José Flores y Aramburu was a Venezuelan military general who became Supreme Chief, and later the first President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He later served two more terms from 1839 to 1843 and from 1843 to 1845, and is often referred to as "The founder of the Republic".-Biography:Flores...

 under the leadership of General
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 António Elizalde and Lieutenant-Colonel Fernándo Ayarza. The people took the artillery
Artillery
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 barracks
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 of Guayaquil along with other military and civilian supporters, including the guard on duty. Flores surrendered on his plantantion, La Elvira, near Babahoyo
Babahoyo
Babahoyo, founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 158,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River...

 and accepted a negotiation
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 - which had terms including his leaving power and the declaration of all his decrees, laws, and acts
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 as void and null, ending fifteen years of foreign domination in Ecuador. Flores received 20,000 pesos
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 for his property and immediately left the country for Spain
Spain
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. The country was then governed by the triumvirate
Triumvirate
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 composed of José Joaquín de Olmedo
José Joaquín de Olmedo
José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri Patriot and poet, son of the Spanish Captain Don Miguel de Olmedo y Troyano and the Guayaquilean Ana Francisca de Maruri y Salavarría....

, Vicente Ramón Roca
Vicente Ramón Roca
Vicente Ramón Roca Rodríguez was President of Ecuador from 8 December 1845 to 15 October 1849. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He led the revolution that overthrew Juan José Flores, along with José Joaquín de Olmedo and Diego Noboa. He ruled under the Constitution of 1845.-External links:*...

 and Diego Noboa
Diego Noboa
Diego de Noboa y Arteta was President of Ecuador 8 December 1850 to 26 February 1851 and 26 February 1851 to 17 July 1851.-External links:*...

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