sentences:  During this turmoil, a Spanish force under Juan Sámano invaded the territory from the south.Nariño resigned the dictatorship to take personal control of the defense of the insurgency, leaving his uncle Álvarez in charge of the government (May 14, 1814 - December 12, 1814).Nariño left the capital on September 21, 1814, with the hope of taking Quito, and perhaps even Lima, from the Spanish.