Juan José Flores was the first President of Ecuador, serving from 1830 to 1834 and again from 1839 to 1845. He was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, in 1800 to a Spanish father and a Venezuelan mother. Flores joined the Spanish army at a young age and fought against the Venezuelan independence movement. After Venezuela gained independence in 1821, Flores joined the Colombian army and fought...
Ecuador’s Presidential Genesis: The First to Lead
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