Mosquera subsequently brings his army into Ecuadorian…

Mosquera subsequently brings his army into Ecuadorian territory, reaching the town of Ibarra without encountering any resistance, but the two sides now agree to an armistice.

Subsequent negotiations lead to the Treaty of Pinsaqui, signed December 30, 1863, in which the two sides agree to a return to the prewar status quo.

Determining exactly what happened in this rather minor war is complicated by the limited number of relevant sources, nearly all of which are heavily biased.

One faction, following Augustine Berthe, idolizes Garcia Moreno as a true protector of the Catholic Church and imputes the worst possible motives to his opponents; the other demonizes Garcia Moreno and thus excuses any action by his opponents.

Considerable disagreement exists as to the details of the war, even to the identity of the winner: the anti-Garcia Moreno faction claims that the Ecuadorians capitulated following the Battle of Cuaspad, but their opponents claim that Mosquera retreated after all of Ecuador rallied behind Garcia Moreno and created a new army more powerful than the first one.