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Cuenca, its name means the shallowest place in the river because it is located on the bank of the Yanuncay River, it bears the name of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca in honor of the city of Cuenca in Spain, where the Spanish king Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza was born. Andres Hurtado de Mendoza was ordered to the founding of the city, the rest of the name comes from the Spanish tradition dedicated to the new cities to a Saint of the Catholic Church in this case to Santa Ana. Geographically located in the southern part of Ecuador in a valley of the Andes mountain range. This fact, which arose as a result of the news of the triumph that the Guayaquil residents obtained on October 9, 1820, Infantry Lieutenant Tomás Ordóñez and the people of Cuenca were prepared a plan to meet in an open council and swear what independence would be. Cuenca, on November 8 the Sanctioning Council was summoned to elaborate the Government plan. The Government plan was known also as the Political Constitution of Cuenca of 1820, the independence of Cuenca was declared, however, their freedom lasted 42 days, since 600 soldiers recovered the power, in 1822 The arrival of General Antonio José de Sucre is triumphant, on February 21 of that year General Abdón Calderón and his army arrived in a city that was sacked and abandoned by the Armed Forces of the Spanish Crown, and returned to Claiming their independence once the situation ended, they continued on their way to the Battle of Pichincha. Approved on November 15, 1820, the city of Cuenca was became a libertarian, democratic, reflective and alert cradle, in the face of the political power in power, since its foundation it has been an important pole of cultural, political and economic development. in the country, known for its natural and architectural beauty, the kindness and the singing of its people, makes this beautiful city unique in the country and in the world, in 1999 the charm of the city and its people led it to become At the World Heritage Cultural Center, on November 3 we commemorate the freedom of this city, the freedom to maintain the mestizo culture and it is also the opportunity to demand freedom to walk safely in this city, this Freedom is what all Ecuadorians we must defend. to get a prosperous country. (Sexto EGB C, 2021)
Bibliografía Sexto EGB C. (08 de Noviembre de 2021). Unidad Educativa Municipal Milenio "Bicentenario". Obtenido de Unidad Educativa Municipal Milenio "Bicentenario": https://fb.watch/akL67N5LD3/
