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Carlos de Montúfar

Carlos de Montúfar y Larrea-Zurbano (2 November 1780 - 31 July 1816) was an Ecuadorian nobleman and soldier considered one of the liberators of current Ecuador. He fought alongside Simón Bolívar and was nicknamed El Caudillo.

Born in Quito to the provincial governor, Montúfar spent most of his early life in present-day Ecuador. In 1802 he joined Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland on their expedition through the Americas, travelling with them in Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and the United States. He accompanied them on their return to Europe in 1804, where he spent time with a young Bolívar in Paris before joining the Spanish military in 1805.

Montúfar returned to Ecuador in 1810, where he fought as a revolutionary in the Spanish American wars of independence. He was captured and executed in Buga, Colombia in 1816 at the age of 35. In 1922, his remains were relocated to Quito as part of the centennial celebration of the liberators of Ecuador. Provided by Wikipedia