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Andrade, Fray Antonio de (6 May 1740). "Relación histórica del Colegio de Misiones de Cristo Crucificado (Recoletos) de la ciudad de Guatemala". Relaciones geográficas e históricas del siglo XVIII del Reino de Guatemala (in Spanish). A1.18, legajo 211 (Expediente 5027). Guatemala: Archivo General de Centro América: 286. Pérez Valenzuela ...
Antigua Guatemala (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtiɣwa ɣwateˈmala]), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque -influenced architecture and layout dating from that period.
Guatemala: ii, iii, iv (cultural) 49 (120) 1979 Founded in the early 16th century, Antigua was the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala and its cultural, economic, religious, political and educational centre until a devastating earthquake in 1773. Its principal monuments have been preserved largely as ruins and are an excellent example of ...
The museum is housed in the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, which dates to the 16th century and was once the seat of the Captaincy General of Guatemala. [5] The building is also a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. [6] The first phase of the museum was inaugurated on September 10, 2021. [7]
Parish of San José (Spanish: Catedral de San José), located in the city of Antigua Guatemala, is part of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala and is located in a section of the old Primate Cathedral of Antigua Guatemala, which was destroyed by the 1773 Guatemala earthquakes. The first construction of the cathedral began in 1545 with the ...
Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins.
Buildings and structures in [Antigua Guatemala]] — a city in Guatemala. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. C. Churches in Antigua ...
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