Despite this, the elites were not unaware of the demands for benefits, especially in that boom period, especially taking into account that these raw materials were native to provinces or specific territories, marking with them, a strong region regionalist policy, In the words of Jorge Núñez after the 1859-60 crisis they had achieved "a 'conflictive balance', having Quito as the capital of the country, Guayaquil as the only port and Cuenca has the decisive regional power" , p.
Pese a ello, las elites no quedaron ajenas a las demandas por beneficios, especialmente en ese período de auge, en consideración a que esas materias primas eran originarias de provincias o territorios específicos, marcando con ello, una fuerte política regionalista, en palabras de Jorge Núñez tras la crisis de 1859-1860 había logrado "un 'equilibrio conflictivo', teniendo a Quito como capital del país, Guayaquil como puerto único y Cuenca como poder regional dirimente" , p.29.