ECUADOR
March 15th, 2010 | 
Author: The Republic of Ecuador, located astride the equator on the Pacific Coast of South America, has an area of 105,037 sq. mi. (283,560 sq. km.) and a population of 10.9 million. Capital: Quito. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy but there are appreciable deposits of minerals and petroleum. It is one of the world's largest exporters of bananas and balsa wood. Coffee, cacao, sugar and petroleum are also valuable exports.
Ecuador was first sighted in 1526 by Francisco Pizarro. Conquest was undertaken by Sebastian de Benalcazar, who founded Quito in 1534. Ecuador was part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada through the 16th and 17th centuries. After previous attempts to attain independence were crushed, Antonio Sucre, the able lieutenant of Bolivar, secured Ecuador's freedom in the Battle of Pinchincha, May 24, 1822. It then joined Venezuela and Colombia in a confederation known as Gran Colombia, and became an independent republic when it left the confederacy in 1830.
MINT MARKS
BIRMm – Birmingham, Heaton
Birmingham – Birmingham
D – Denver
H – Heaton, Birmingham
HF – LeLocle (Swiss)
LIMA – Lima
Mo – Mexico
PHILA.U.S.A. – Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia
PHILA – Philadelphia
MONETARY SYSTEM
10 Centavos = 1 Decimo
10 Decimos = 1 Sucre
25 Sucres = 1 Condor
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