Abdón Calderón Garaycoa (31 July 1804, Cuenca - 7 June 1822, Quito) was a hero of Ecuador's war of independence. He died at age 17 from wounds sustained at the Battle of Pichincha. Such was his heroism that Simón Bolívar not only promoted him post-mortem but also decreed that in the future the first company of the Yaguachi battalion be reviewed as if he were alive, an honor rarely seen in military history.
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Abdón Calderón Garaycoa |
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Born | (1804-07-31)July 31, 1804 |
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Died | June 7, 1822(1822-06-07) (aged 17) |
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Other names | El héroe niño |
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Parent(s) | Francisco García Calderón y Díaz Manuela de Jesús de Garaycoa y Llaguno |
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