G rade ▁II ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁Category : Transport ▁infrastr ucture ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁Sw anse a <0x0A> </s> ▁A laus í ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Ch im bor az o ▁province ▁of ▁E cuador . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest ▁of ▁E cuador , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Sebast i án ▁de ▁Bel al c áz ar ▁as ▁San ▁Pedro ▁de ▁A laus í , ▁giving ▁the ▁city ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Qu ito . ▁ ▁Later ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁legal ized ▁by ▁Ben ál c azar ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁" A laus í ". ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Qu ito , ▁A laus í ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁province ▁as ▁a ▁less er ▁political ▁and ▁administrative ▁entity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁when ▁Qu ito ▁launched ▁its ▁movement ▁for ▁independence , ▁A laus í ▁recognized ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁and ▁named ▁Captain ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Pont ón ▁as ▁its ▁voice ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Jun ta . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁first ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁towns ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁Captain ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Pont ón ▁served ▁as ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁A laus í , ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁he ▁signed ▁the ▁Cart a ▁de ▁Estado ▁de ▁Qu ito ▁in