On this day, August 10 1809, Ecuador declared independence the first time (but the rebellion failed). The revolutionaries used a version of the Spanish cross of Burgundy flag with inverted colors.

The original Spanish flag used like this:

Spanish cross of Burgundy flag

In the next, more successful revolution in Ecuador, starting in Guayaquil, two other flags were used before joining Gran Colombia and getting a yellow-blue-red triband similar two what is in use today:

Blue-white striped flag with three stars

White flag with blue canton with a white star

Version of these flag would also appear 1845-1860:

white-blue-white vertical triband with three stars

white-blue-white vertical triband with seven stars