Timeline of Quito
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Quito, Ecuador.
Prior to 20th century
1487 - Incas in power.
1527 - "Inka ruler Huayna Capac dies in Quito along with an estimated 200,000 of his subjects" (approximate date).
1533 - Quito "burnt by Ruminahui."
1534 - "Spanish soldiers, led by Sebastián de Belalcázar, defeat the Inka in Quito. They name the town Villa de San Francisco de Quito."
1535
Art school founded.
Construction of Monastery of St. Francis begins (approximate date).
1541 - Quito attains Spanish colonial city status.
1545 - Catholic Diocese of Quito established.
1548 - Quito becomes part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
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