Ambato Independence Day in Ecuador
Ambato Independence Day in Ecuador is held on November 12. This event in the second decade of the month November is annual. 
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On November 12, 1820, the city of San Juan Bautista de Ambato, current capital of the province of Tungurahua, proclaimed its independence. This city was founded by Sebastián de Benalcázar in 1535 and, since then, has been known by different names such as Tierrita Linda; Jardín del Ecuador; Ciudad de las Flores, Frutas y el Pan; and Cuna de los Tres Juanes: Juan Montalvo, Juan León Mera and Juan Benigno Vela, intellectuals who have given recognition to the city and the Republic of Ecuador.
The name of the city of Ambato comes from the Kichwa word 'Hambatu' or 'Jambatu', which means tadpole or toad of green and black color; an amphibian that inhabited the entire area of the Ambato River, which crosses through this urban area.
Among the tourist attractions of Ambato are the Parque Provincial de la Familia, the Parque de las Flores, the Jardín Histórico Botánico Atocha-La Liria and the Mirador Cerro Casigana. In addition, as part of its cultural and architectural offerings are the many museums located in the city, such as the Museo Pictórico Edmundo Martínez, the Museo Juan Benigno Vela, the Museo de Pasa, the Casas Museo Juan León Mera and Martínez Holguín, the Quinta de Juan Montalvo, and the Mario Cobo Barona and Pachano Lalama Cultural Centers.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Cuenca Independence Day on November 3 (Ecuador);
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);
Ecuador National Anthem Day on November 26
Pan American Pharmacy Day on December 1
Anniversary of the Founding of Quito in Ecuador on December 6
Doce uvas on December 31 (the Spanish New Year's tradition of eating twelve grape varieties, one for each of the twelve clock strokes by midnight, subsequently spread in such Spanish-speaking countries as Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica et al)