Chimborazo Province
Cantons
Table:
Canton
Pop. (2001)
Area (km²)
Seat/Capital

Alausí
42,823
1,644
Alausí

Chambo
10,541
163
Chambo

Chunchi
12,474
273
Chunchi

Colta
44,701
829
Cajabamba

Cumandá
9,395
159
Cumandá

Guamote
35,210
1,216
Guamote

Guano
37,888
460
Guano

Pallatanga
10,800
377
Pallatanga

Penipe
6,485
370
Penipe

Riobamba
193,315
980
Riobamba

Taking into account the tabular data as well as the passages provided at the end.

Answer the following question: In what year was the capital city of Colta destroyed by an earthquake ? Provide just your answer in a JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Alausí Canton is a canton in the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador . Its seat is Alausí .
Alausí is a town in the Chimborazo province of Ecuador .
Chambo Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Chambo . Its population at the 2001 census was 10,541 .
Chambo is a city in Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the county seat of the Chambo Canton . It is also the birthplace of former Ecuadorian president Osvaldo Hurtado ( 1981-84 ) as well as notable 19th-century educator Leopoldo Freire , entrepreneur Alejandrino Capelo , and educator Jorge Capelo Freire . It was a stronghold of conservative Catholic resistance to the 1895 Liberal Revolution and is now one of the largest towns in Chimborazo province and the closest major urban center to the provincial capital of Riobamba .
Chunchi Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Chunchi . Its population at the 2001 census was 12,474 .
Chunchi is a location in the Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the seat of the Chunchi Canton .
Colta Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Cajabamba . Its population at the 2001 census was 44,701 .
Cajabamba ( Villa la Unión ) is a location in the Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the seat of the Colta Canton . The village of Cajabamba ( Kichwa : Kashapampa , thorn plain ) is situated in a fertile arable valley in Colta Canton , Chimborazo Province ( Chimborazo = snows on the other side ) . It is unknown when the valley was first inhabited but it is known to have been settled in pre-Incan times as the city of Liribamba , the capital of the ancient Puruhá people . As the Incan empire expanded , the region became an area of conquest and was fully under the control of the Inca by the time of Wayna Qhapaq . After the capture and subsequent murder of his son and successor Atahualpa in Cajamarca , resistance to the conquista centered on the Incan general Rumiñawi , who withdrew his troops to the region . After a drawn-out series of engagements with the conquistadors , who allied with the Cañari ( recently conquered Incan subjects ) , Rumiñawi , faced with the prospect of near-certain defeat , ordered the city of Liribamba burned and the treasures of the Incas hidden or destroyed . Within the month ( August 1534 ) , Spanish conquistador Diego de Almagro founded a new city on the ashes of Liribamba which he named Santiago de Quito , the first city founded by the Spanish . By the end of the year , Incan resistance had collapsed , culminating in a battle at Mount Chimborazo , and Rumiñahui was captured . Soon after , the city of Quito was moved to its current location . The city in the valley was renamed by its founders Villa de Riobamba , which means plain on the journey ( possibly referring to its centrality ) . The city was destroyed in a massive 8.3 magnitude earthquake in 1797 and moved to its current location 20 km away .
Cumandá Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Cumandá . Its population at the 2001 census was 12,474 .
Cumandá is a location in the Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the seat of the Cumandá Canton .
Guamote Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Guamote . Its population at the 2001 census was 35,210 .
Guamote is a location in the Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the seat of the Guamote Canton .
Guano Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Guano . Its population at the 2001 census was 37,888 .
Guano is a location in the Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the seat of the Guano Canton . The town is well known for its handmade leather products and ornate rugs .
Pallatanga Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Pallatanga . Its population at the 2001 census was 10,800 .
Pallatanga is a location in the Chimborazo Province , Ecuador . It is the seat of the Pallatanga Canton . The village is located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Chimborazo Province , Ecuador , about 2 and a half hours from Guayaquil , about 2 hours from Riobamba , Ecuador and about 4 hours from Quito , the capital city of Ecuador . Pallatanga is known for horseback riding and cristal clear fresh water streams . It is a place where locals enjoy buying great produce from local markets . Pallatanga was a contestant in the national dance show , Baila Ecuador where cities all over Ecuador competed for the prize which was a special needs facility that would be built in the winning town . It also has great green surrounding areas , villages filled with wooden cabins . At first it was a rural part of the canton Colta . Then Pallatanga was cantonized in 1986 . It was also the hold of incaic high born families until the 17th century . Later it was an Indian worker town in the early 1900s . The greatest achievement of the village was being the center of telegraphic communication between the capital Quito and the port city of Guayaquil for nearly 30 years .
Penipe Canton is a canton of Ecuador , located in the Chimborazo Province . Its capital is the town of Penipe . Its population at the 2001 census was 6,485 . The canton consists of one urban parish , Penipe Parish and six rural ones :
Riobamba Canton is one of ten cantons of the Chimborazo Province in Ecuador . Its population at the 2010 census was 225,741 . Its capital is the town of Riobamba .
Riobamba ( Spanish pronunciation : [ rjoˈβamba ] , full name San Pedro de Riobamba ; Quechua : Rispampa ) is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador , which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes . It is 200 km ( 120 mi ) south of Ecuador 's capital Quito and located at 2,754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes . The city is an important regional transport center as well as being a stop on the Pan-American Highway that runs through Ecuador . Riobamba stands as one of the largest cities in the central portion of Ecuador 's Sierra region .