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Guayaquil, Ecuador - Aprikl 15, 2016: Monument to Olmedo. On October 9th, 1820, Olmedo and others declared the city of Guayaquil independent from Spain. He was President of the Free Province of Guayaquil until it was united to Gran Colombia by Simon Bolivar against Olmedo's will. He was also twice mayor of Guayaquil.