this is my homework

1. High School “Amazonas”
The battle of Pichincha
Name: Luis Pillajo
Course: 2nd Bach “A”

2. The battle of Pichincha
The Battle of Pichincha ocurren on May 24, 1822, on the slopes of Pichincha volcano, over 3,000
meters above sea level, near the city of Quito.
The confrontation took place between the patriotic forces commanded by Antonio Jose de Sucre and
the realistic troops led by Melchor Aymerich.
The patriot army consisted of 2900 men, the majority grancolombinos Peruvians were also British and
Argentine. The royalists had 3000 soldiers.
Sucre had brought his troops from Guayaquil to Quito, in order to expel the Spaniards in this city.
After many hardships he reached the foot of the Pichincha volcano on 23 May 1822. In the evening
ordered the rise and at dawn on May 24 had won good height. But the Spaniards spotted and climbed
the volcano to face them.

3. In the violent clash Patriots battalions they fought bravely, but had little ammunition and suffered many
casualties by enemy fire. When it seemed that the triumph was in favor of the Spaniards, he appeared on
the heights battalion Albion, ammunition and reinforcements. Patriots returned to the charge and
managed to disrupt and put to flight the enemies.
Patriot victory in Pichincha allowed the release of Quito and its annexation to the Republic of Gran
Colombia, whose president was Simon Bolivar. The Liberator made his triumphal entrance to Quito on
June 16, 1822.
With this battle was ended by Spanish colonialism in the territories of the Presidency of Quito. This win
allowed to pay a large contingent future campaigns in Peru and Upper Peru (Bolivia).
Finally the battle made clear the military genius, strategic foresight and great drivability of the troops by
the Gral. Antonio Jose de Sucre who in the battle of Ayacucho would be confirmed as Grand Marshal
Field and in which further achieve the liberation of Peru and the final withdrawal of Spanish colonial rule
in our South America.

4. July 4 in United States
In the spring of 1775, after more than a decade of agitation against British policies and the first battles
of the War of Independence, the 13 American colonies sent representatives to the First Continental
Congress in Philadelphia. After much debate about severing ties with Britain, representatives voted
unanimously for independence on July 2, 1776.
The big "truths" as the Declaration of Independence are: "that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights are instituted among men governments, deriving their
just consent of the governed powers, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of
these is done, the people have the right to alter or to abolish it and to institute new government
which it is based on such principles and organizing its powers in a way that it shall seem most likely to
effect their safety and happiness. "