Region: The Americas · Coordinates: -0.230, -78.525 · 13 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1455 | Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas | Tupac Inca Yupanqui's conquest of Quito; crown prince Huayna Capac takes part (title of Chapter 7). |
| AD 1455 | Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas | As the conquest drags on, he summons his eldest son Huayna Capac to take part, partly as military training. |
| AD 1455 | Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas | The enemy commanders surrender to Huayna Capac's mercy and receive gifts, including clothing. |
| AD 1481 | Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas | Huayna Capac installs his son Atahualpa as king of Quito (title of Chapter 12). |
| AD 1481 | Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas | Death of Huayna Capac, in 1523, eight years before 1531, when Pizarro's party entered Peru (reign of 42 years). |
| AD 1481 | Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas | On a day near the end of his life, Huayna Capac, then in the Kingdom of Quito, goes into a lake to bathe; his last words and the prophecy of the Spaniards' arrival (Chapter 15). |
| AD 1534 | Cieza de León, Chronicle of Peru | Belalcázar founded the city of San Francisco de Quito (1534). |
| AD 1546 | Cieza de León, Chronicle of Peru | Original text: when Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela reached near Quito, Gonzalo Pizarro came out of Quito to meet him and fought. |
| AD 1822 | Letters of Simón Bolívar | Letter written at Quito (17 June 1822) — to His Excellency the Protector of Peru. |
| AD 1822 | Letters of Simón Bolívar | Letter written at Quito (12 November 1822) — to His Excellency General F. de P. Santander. |
| AD 1823 | Letters of Simón Bolívar | Letter written at Quito (30 January 1823) — tells Santander that the division that went to Peru has returned. [Addressee: His Excellency General F. de P. Santander.] |
| AD 1826 | Letters of Simón Bolívar | Letter written at Quito (29 September 1826) — to General Antonio Gutiérrez de La Fuente. |
| AD 1829 | Letters of Simón Bolívar | Letter written at Quito (18 March 1829) — to General Juan José Flores. |