President of the Free Province of Guayaquil
What position did José Joaquín de Olmedo take in Nov 1820?
José Joaquín de Olmedo José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri ( March 20 , 1780 – February 19 , 1847 ) was President of Ecuador from March 6 , 1845 to December 8 , 1845 . A patriot and poet , he was the son of the Spanish Captain Don Miguel de Olmedo y Troyano and the Guayaquilean Ana Francisca de Maruri y Salavarría . Biography . On October 9 , 1820 , Olmedo and others declared the city of Guayaquil independent from Spain . He was President of the Free Province of Guayaquil until it was united to Gran Colombia by Simón Bolívar against Olmedos will . He was also twice mayor of Guayaquil . He was Vice President of Ecuador from 1830 to 1831 , and became President of Ecuador from March 6 , 1845 , to December 8 , 1845 , surviving an attempted coup on June 18 of that year . He was also a noted poet who emphasized patriotic themes . His best-known work is La victoria de Junin , which pictures the Latin American fighters for independence from Spain as the legitimate heirs of the Incas . Olmedo devoted his life to Guayaquil , he created the Guayaquilean flag and shield , and in 1821 he composed the Song to the October Ninth , which would become the Guayaquil Anthem . He is quoted as saying He who does not hope to win has already lost . The José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil is named after him . Independence of Guayaquil . José Joaquín de Olmedo was a participant in a group organized by don José de Antepara that supported secession from the Spanish Empire . The group was formed the night of October 1 , 1820 in the home of José de Villamil under the guise of a quinceañera for Isabela Morlás , who was the daughter of fellow secessionist Pedro Morlás . Gregorio Escobedo , Francisco de Paula Lavayen , Luis Fernando Vivero , and José Rivas also participated , as well as Venezuelans Febres Cordero , Miguel de Letamendi , and Luis Urdaneta , among others . The group , known as the Forge of Vulcan , concluded the meeting with an oath of loyalty to the cause by those present . During the days following the meeting , Antepara and Villamil managed to convince the military leaders in charge of Guayaquil’s defense to join the cause of independence . However , they decided to give leadership of the liberationist movement to Olmedo . On October 3 , Villamil visited Olmedo to offer him the position of leadership , but Olmedo declined because he thought that the movement should be led by someone with military instead of political experience . Nevertheless , Olmedo confirmed his commitment to the cause and offered to help with political and diplomatic matters once independence was reached . The cause of independence , eventually led by León de Febres Cordero , continued in the following days with exhaustive planning of the rebellion that aimed to keep losses and use of weapons to a minimum . Finally , on the night of October 8 the revolution began with the capture of several military outposts by the rebels and the apprehension of authorities loyal to the Spanish crown . The rebellion continued until the morning of October 9 . Works . During his life , he dedicated part of his time to the creation of novels , songs , poems , and other kinds of literary works . Among his most well known works are : Canto a Bolívar ; Al General Flores , vencedor en Miñarica ; and Alfabeto para un niño . He designed the flag and crest of Guayaquil and wrote the lyrics of its anthem . In 1808 he was inspired to compose the prologue to the tragedy El Duque de Viseo de Quintana and his poem El Árbol , which he finished in 1809 . El Árbol contains two parts : one that is philosophical and has great aesthetic sense , and one that is less carefully constructed which ends the poem . This makes it seem as if there were two distinct verses brought together . In January 1811 he was still in Mexico and read his poem Improntu . In the beginning of 1817 he traveled to Lima and wrote A un amigo , don Gaspar Rico.. . In 1821 he wrote Canción al 9 de octubre , considered to be the first anthem of the Ecuadorian territory . In 1823 in Lima he edited his 45-page translation from English of Essay on Man by Alexander Pope . In 1825 he composed Marcha and the poem La Libertad . In 1837 he wrote Canción del 10 de agosto , which served as a precursor to the current national anthem as demonstrated by Espinosa Pólit . In 1840 he wrote En la muerte de mi hermana . In 1843 he edited Ocios poéticos del General Flores y una oda en su obsequio in 52 pages . From then on his poems began to be published with great success . In 1848 a volume of Obras Poéticas , a collection revised and corrected by Olmedo , was released in Valparaiso months before his death . The second edition was issued in Paris in 1853 , with 214 pages . There are later publications as well . External links . - Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country Presidents History