Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820
Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 is held on October 9. Ecuador. This event in the first decade of the month October is annual. 
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The Independence of Guayaquil is a public holiday in Ecuador observed on October 9th each year.
Guayaquil was officially founded by Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana in 1538, and the city spent the next three hundred years warding off attack by British and French pirates. The city was named after the Indigenous Chief Guayas and his wife, Quil who both died while fighting against the invading Spaniard forces.
Guayaquil, a large and heavily populated city in Ecuador, observed anniversary of independence from Spanish rule during their annual Independence day celebration on October 9th.
Every year, more than 20,000 visitors and local Guayaquilenas take to the streets to enjoy Independence Day’s festivities which include street parades, beauty pageants and free concerts held throughout the city. Street vendors serve up some of the cities’ famous eats, including fresh ceviche and pan de yuca (a bread made of cassava and cheese).
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Heroic Guerrilla Day on October 8 (Latin America);
Day of Interculturality and Plurinationality in Ecuador on October 12 (Dia de la raza or Columbus Day);
Energy Saving Day on October 21
National Emblem Day of Ecuador on October 31 (Día del Escudo Nacional del Ecuador);
Cuenca Independence Day on November 3 (Ecuador);
Ambato Independence Day in Ecuador on November 12
National Education Day in Ecuador on November 13 (established by National Decree No. 3290 of November 7, 2002);
Public Accountants Day in Ecuador on November 13 (Día Clásico del Contador Público - in honor of the first National Congress of Accountants in 1945 and the founding of the first Center for Higher Education in Accounting in 1959)