It promoted Enlightenment thought and nationalism in the discussion of regional affairs and is seen as a precursor to Quitonian independence as the Republic of Ecuador.
The society was inspired by the "Discourse to the Illustrious and Loyal City of Quito"[a] published by the Quitonian native Dr. Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo during his visit to the viceregal capital Bogota in 1789.
They pledged to meet once a week to address issues concerning education, science, agriculture, commerce, politics, and the arts.
[1][b] The group ceased official activity shortly thereafter,[1] with Espejo's death ending the last of its operations by 1796.
[2] Although the School of Concord was short-lived, it has been remembered in Ecuadorian history as an important precursor and harbinger of the local resistance that established Ecuador's independence over the next few decades and transferred political power from the Spanish to local creole elites.