Quito's Urban Watersheds: Applications of Low Impact Development and Sustainable Watershed Management Furthermore, Espejo is considered the precursor of the independence of Hispanoamerica. The first newspaper in Quito, Primicies of the culture of Quito, was his own work. Pioneer in bacteriology and of the biopathological observations in America. His work, Reflections on Smallpox, makes or Espejo outstanding in his field. Espejo's extraordinary erudition is explained by the full access he had to yhe libraries created in Quito by the Jesuits. The 18th century was isf illustration and enlightment for the Quiteños.
