A constituent assembly for the State of…
August 1830 CE
Flores, born in Venezuela, had fought in the wars for independence with Bolívar, who had appointed him governor of Ecuador during its association with Gran Colombia.
Although of humble origins with little formal education, Flores had married into the Quiteño elite, gaining acceptance, initially at least, within the local criollo upper class.
He is to remain the dominant political figure during Ecuador's first fifteen years of independence.