The National Archives of Ecuador ( es, Archivo Nacional del Ecuador) was created on 17 January 1884, under the auspices of President

José María Plácido Caamaño José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

. The present organizational structure was created in 1938. The National Archives is located in Quito, with a branch in

San Juan de Ambato Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andes, Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River (Ecuador), Ambato River, the city also sits beneath sever ...

. The historical archive covers the years 1538 to 1980, divided into four historical periods: the colonial period; Ecuador as part of

Gran Colombia Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish language, Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central Ameri ...

; the independence struggle; and the period of the republic. The Director of the National Archives is doctora Rocío Pazmiño Acuña.

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Archivo nacional del Ecuador : Informe de Labores
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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

Ecuadorian culture 1884 establishments in Ecuador Archives in Ecuador