Even at quito, although so distant from the centre of the disturbance, a great deal of damage was done to the churches and other public buildings by the shock, several being wholly ruined.
"Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror"
Richard Linthicum Trumbull White Samuel Fallows
The Spanish authorities at Lima and quito saw no particular value in a route through a territory in which no gold or silver had been discovered, and which by the Spanish policy could not be used for commerce.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
The water volcanoes drown valleys and cities, have ruined Guatimala, and desolated quito.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque