The Inca Huayna Capac had to make an alliance in order to pacify the tribes who sided with Condorazo, the general of the Puruha nation.

He allied with the Schyris confederation, also known as the Caran-Quitu people, believed to have developed the Kingdom of Quito in the northern Andes.

The 18th-century Jesuit historian Juan de Velasco described this confederation as a group of tribes ruled by the Duchicela dynasty.

Huayna Capac took the princess Paccha as his wife and gave special treatment and social status privileges to the higher castes of these new subjects.

Following the Spanish invasion and conquest of the Inca and their allies, Riobamba was founded on 15 August 1534 in the San Miguel plains by Diego de Almagro.

[4] On 20 November 2002, seven people were killed and hundreds wounded from a series of explosions at the munitions depot at the Galapagos Brigade arsenal in Riobamba.

[5] According to Colonel Arturo Cadena, a military spokesman in Quito, the initial explosion occurred during maintenance work inside the dump.

It concluded that the Santa Barbara munitions factory was directly responsible for the explosion, which the army classified as an accident.

[citation needed] Riobamba is located in the center of the country in the sierra region, in close proximity to the Chimborazo volcano.

[9] The Cordoba Roman family established a private collection consisting of ancient art, archaeological pieces, documents, and other possessions.

A scenic train ride (Nariz Del Diablo) leaves Riobamba three times a week, passing the Devil's Nose and Alausí round trip, with zig-zags.