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7 unusual facts about Riobamba


1830 Constitution of Ecuador

It was written by the 1830 Constituent Congress that met in the city of Riobamba, which began their work on August 14 with the assistance of 20 deputies.

Gabriel Perrone

In the city of Riobamba coaching a very modest Olmedo he finished fourth at the end of the 2006 season, he was then hired by Deportivo Cuenca for the next two seasons.

Juan Buenaventura de Borja y Armendía

Juan de Borja y Miguel - who at Riobamba, started a family that would later become the prestigious Ecuadorian and Chilean Borja families.

Judith Gutiérrez

At an early age her father, a sailor and agriculturalist, sent her to a convent in the Andean city of Riobamba, 30 km from the base of Chimborazo.

Maldonado Base

The base is named after the Spanish-American astronomer, topographer, and geographer Pedro Vicente Maldonado (1704–1748) born in Riobamba, present Ecuador.

Mercedes de Jesús Molina

After the missionaries had to give up their mission territory, Mercedes settled in Riobamba.

Riobamba

Riobamba is the trekking and mountain climbing capital of Ecuador and is a base to climb Carihuairazo, Chimborazo, Sangay, El Altar, and the Lost Pyramid of Puñay.


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Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga

Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (born 1 January 1934 in Riobamba) is the Archbishop Emeritus of Quito.

United Provinces of New Granada

The Royal Audiencia of Quito, whose president had executive powers, had jurisdiction over the provinces of Quito, Cuenca, Loja, Ibarra, Riobamba, Pasto, Popayán, Buenaventura and parts of the Cauca River Valley.


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