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Día del Trabajo: May 24 (Floating) The Battle of Pichincha (1822) Batalla de Pichincha: August 10 (Fixed) Declaration of Independence of Ecuador (1809) Primer Grito de Independencia: October 9 (Floating) Independence of Guayaquil (1820) Independencia de Guayaquil: November 2 (Fixed) All Souls' Day: Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos ...
Spanish is the official and most commonly spoken language in Ecuador. Northern Quechua and other pre-colonial American languages were spoken by 2,300,000 in the past (Adelaar 1991). Ethnologue lists 24 languages of Ecuador: [2] Achuar–Shiwiar; Awa–Cuaiquer; Cha'palaachi; Cofán; Colorado; Ecuadorian Sign Language; Emberá languages; Media ...
"Salve, Oh Patria!" (English: "Hail, Oh Fatherland!") is the national anthem of Ecuador.The lyrics were written in 1865 by poet Juan León Mera, under request of the Ecuadorian Senate; the music was composed by Antonio Neumane.
Juan León Mera Martínez (28 June 1832 – 13 December 1894) was an Ecuadorian essayist, novelist, politician and painter. His best-known works are the Ecuadorian National Hymn and the novel Cumandá (1879).
The majority of the movies shown in movie theatres in Ecuador come from the United States and Spain. The movies are often in English, and have Spanish subtitles, but are sometimes translated for family movies. The Ecuador Film Company was founded in Guayaquil in 1924. During the early 1920s to early 1930s, Ecuador enjoyed its Cinema Golden Age era.
Bill Belichick has spent a lot of time talking into a microphone about football this season, but he has his sights set higher for next year. According to The Athletic, Belichick wants to return to ...
Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he takes office. Trump has proposed importers pay a 25% tax on all ...
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