José Joaquín de Olmedo

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José Joaquín de Olmedo (Guayaquil, March 20, 1780 - February 19, 1847) was President of Ecuador from June 6, 1845, to December 8, 1845 although on June 18 of that year there was an attempted coup. He was also a noted poet with an emphasis on patriotic themes, author of poems such as La victoria de Junin, which pictures the Latin American fighters for independence from Spain as the legitimate heirs of the Incas. The José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil is named after him.