In 1861 , conservative Gabriel Garcia Moreno ( 1821–75 ) became Becoming president of Ecuador and soon attempted to unify Cause_to_amalgamate his country , which was sharply divided by class , regional , and language differences , by handing over Giving much power to the Roman Catholic Church , which he considered to be the people 's chief social tie to achieving Achieve a sense of nationalism .

Colombia 's liberal president , Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera ( 1798–1878 ) , provided Supply aid Assistance to Ecuadorian liberals , who wished to overthrow Change_of_leadership Garcia Moreno .

In 1863 , he also began Process_start to push Motion for a recreation of Greater Colombia and demanded Request a meeting Social_event on the border with Garcia Moreno in which the details of such an arrangement were to be decided Deciding .

When Garcia Moreno did not show up , Mosquera brought Bringing an army into the border region , prompting Preventing_or_letting Garcia Moreno to send Sending a force of 6,000 men force under his elderly father-in-law , General Juan José Flores ( 1800–1864 ) .

When Garcia Moreno did not show up , Mosquera brought Bringing an army into the border region , prompting Preventing_or_letting Garcia Moreno to send Sending a force of 6,000 men force under his elderly father-in-law , General Juan José Flores ( 1800–1864 ) .

The plane was eventually found Know at 5,310m in October 2002 by two members of the Nuevos Horizontes mountaineering club , Pablo Chiquiza and Flavio Armas , while exploring Scrutiny a new route to the summit Social_event of Chimborazo via the Garcia Moreno Glacier .