The canton of Guayaquil is a canton in the center of the Guayas province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, which is the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador. A canton is a tertiary subdivision of Ecuador, below provinces. ... Guayas is the most populated province in Ecuador. ... Santiago de Guayaquil, or just Guayaquil, is the most populous city in Ecuador, as well as that nations main sea port. ...
In 2005, however, the estimated population was 1,865,541 (canton).
On July 9, 1883, the liberal commander Eloy Alfaro participated in the Battle of Guayaquil, and later, after more conflict, became the president of Ecuador on September 4, 1895.
Upon completing his second term in 1911, he moved to Europe, but upon his return to Ecuador in 1912 and attempted return to power, he was arrested on January 28, 1912, thrown in prison, and assassinated by a mob that had stormed the prison.
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