The
Battle of Tarqui, also known as the
Battle of Portete de Tarqui, took place on February 27, 1829 at Portete de Tarqui, near
Cuenca, Ecuador. It was fought between troops from
Gran Colombia, commanded by
Antonio José de Sucre, and
Peruvian troops under
José de La Mar. It was a victory for Gran Colombia. After winning independence from Spain, the countries that are now Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela formed a single nation known as Gran Colombia.
Simón Bolívar, the liberator of most of the Andean countries in South America had hoped to join what is now Peru and
Bolivia to Gran Colombia, but Peru (including what is now Bolivia) chose to remain a separate nation.