Carlos de Montúfar

Carlos de Montúfar
Born
Carlos de Montúfar y Larrea

November 2, 1780
DiedJuly 31, 1816

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