Guayas was a legendary chief of the
Huancavilcas in the coastal plains of today
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
. The Huancavilcas lived in the area of today's
Guayaquil
Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ...
at the time of the arrival of the Spanish.
The city of Guayaquil was named after Guayas and his wife Quila. The sailing school ship
''Guayas'' is also named after him.
References
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Prehistory of Ecuador
Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown