page_title: Real Audiencia of Quito
section_title: Independence
hierarchical_section_title: Real Audiencia of Quito / Independence
caption_attribution_description: Español: Carta de la República de Colombia dividida en 12 departamentos en 1824. Tomado del "Atlas físico y político de la República de Venezuela", 1840. English: Map of the Greater Colombia Français&#160;: Carte de la Grande Colombie Deutsch: Diagramm des Großkolumbien
context_page_description: The Real Audiencia of Quito was an administrative unit in the Spanish Empire which had political, military, and religious jurisdiction over territories that today include Ecuador, parts of northern Peru, parts of southern Colombia and parts of northern Brazil. It was created by Royal Decree on 29 August 1563 by Philip II of Spain in the city of Guadalajara. It ended in 1822 with the incorporation of the area into the Republic of Gran Colombia.
context_section_description: As part of Gran Colombia, the territories of Quito were divided up into districts, departments, and provinces on 25 June 1824 by the Subdivisions of Gran Colombia. The Audiencia de Quito was divided into 4 departments: Ecuador Department, Guayaquil Department, Azuay Department, and Cauca Department. The departments of Ecuador, Guayaquil, and Azuay united to form the Distrito del Sur. On 13 May 1830 the departments of Ecuador, Guayaquil, and Azuay separated from La Gran Colombia to form a new nation called Ecuador with Juan José Flores as its first president, who tried to incorporate the Department of Cauca, but to no avail.
caption: The Republic of Gran Colombia Divided into Departments—June 25, 1824
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