According to the City of Springfield, Mayor Domenic Sarno, Omar and Xiomara Alban, and members of the Ecuadorian community will raise the Ecuadorian flag on the front steps of City Hall at 11:00 a.m.

For nearly 20 years, Springfield City Hall has flown the Ecuadorian flag to celebrate the country's independence and local Ecuadorians who have contributed to the city's culture. Here, Isabella ...

On August 10, 1809, the Ecuadorian capital of Quito declared independence from Spain and announced a new government. Their campaign was defeated weeks later but served as the first step toward ...

The sidewalk outside City Hall was filled with color, music and dancing as about 100 people gathered to celebrate Ecuador’s Independence Day with a flag raising. “It gives me great honor and privilege ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Standing on the steps of Springfield City Hall, Xiomara Alban proclaimed her pride in being an American-Ecuadorian woman during a flag raising ceremony held last week. "Not only are we ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Downtown/Yale Alder Alex Guzhnay (third from left) with his family at Sunday’s parade. Credit: ...

SPRINGFIELD — Tiago Mendoza, 3, and his big sister Ari Mendoza, 10, held an Ecuadorian flag that was bigger than both of them as they posed for pictures on the steps of City Hall. The siblings and ...