End 14éme century Incas extend their empire to the current Ecuadorian territory.

1530 The conquistador Francisco Pizarro arrives at the north of Peru at Tumbes.

1532 With Cajamarca (Peru) Pizarro and its men tighten a trap with Atahualpa (the chief of the INCA empire) and do it captive.

1533 Atahualpa is assassinated.

1534 Sebastián Benalcázar melts the town of Quito.

1563 Creation of Audiencia Real de Quito (territorial and legal jurisdiction), placed under the supervision of the crown of Spain.

1736 French geodesist Charles Marie of Condamine arrives to Ecuador.

1812 First constitution of the country. It will never be applied.

1822 May 24, the Sucre General gains the battle of Pichincha over the Spaniards. Under the impulse of the General Simón Bolívar, Audiencia Real de Quito is linked in Venezuela, Panamá and Colombia to form the republic of Large-Colombia.

1830 Audiencia Real de Quito proclaims its independence and adopts the name of Ecuador; the General Juan Flores becomes the first president about it.

1832 The archipelago of Galapagos is added to the territory of Ecuador.

1852 Abolition of slavery.

1860 Gabriel García Moreno reaches the capacity in Ecuador.

1875 Gabriel García Moreno is assassinated.

1897 Eloy Alfaro reaches in its turn with the presidency of the country.

1908 Inauguration of the railroad between Quito and Guayaquil.

1912 Eloy Alfaro is assassinated.

1941 The Peruvian Army invades the south of Ecuador.

1942 Following the protocol of Rio de Janeiro, Ecuador loses an important part of its territory to the profit of Peru.

1945 Ecuador becomes menbre UNO.

1967 Discovered oil with Lago Agrío, in Amazonia.

1969 Ecuador integrates the Andean Pact. The other members are Colombia, Chile and Peru. This association supports free trade between these countries.

1987 Important seism which devastates the area of quito and damages certain monuments of its historical center.

1990 In June, rising of several Amerindian populations through the country in connection with the territorial and traditional claims of these people.

1994 In June, new general rising of the Amerindians through the country.

1995 At the beginning of January, friction at the Périvienne border.

1998 The pouring rain of El Niño causes considerable damage on the coast.

1998 October 26, an agreement of peace is signed with fine Peru putting at the frontier conflict which perdure since 1941.

2000 Sugar is replaced by the American dollar with a rate of exchange blocked with 25.000 sugars for a US dollar.