ABSTRACT
Sources such as books and newspapers published at the time of the I Independence Centennial of Ecuador, in 1909, reveal that several countries were invited to the National Exhibition then organized in Quito. Among others, Spain, France, United States, Peru, Colombia and Chile accepted the invitation. This study examines the reasons that moved Ecuador to invite those countries, and why did they accept the invitation. We emphasize the presence of Spain, and how its cultural recapture of Ecuador, as well as of other Latin-American countries, might have influenced the war that the Ecuadorian society waged against the liberal reforms of Eloy Alfaro.
Keywords:
International Relations; Ecuador; Independence Centennial.