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In the Image of Spain: Historic Antigua |
| Section: THE ARTS / ARCHITECTURE |
| Author: John Mitchell |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2001 |
| Size: 2,478 Words, 15,976 Characters |
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For more than four centuries, Antigua has been rocked by earthquakes, rained on by volcanic ash, and inundated by floods and mud slides. Fortunately, after each natural disaster, the former capital of Guatemala has successfully rebuilt and redefined itself. Today, Antigua is perhaps the finest and best-preserved Spanish colonial city in the Americas.
The Spanish established Guatemala's first capital in 1527 in its central valley, an area with abundant building materials and an agreeable climate. It remained there until 1541, when mud slides unleashed by torrential rains from the sides of nearby volcano swept it away. (The volcano consequently became known as the Agua [water] volcano.) In that same year, a safer spot a few miles from the decimated settlement (which came to be known as ...
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...eliefs that the Spanish conquerors imposed, often cruelly, on Guatemala's indigenous peoples.
Like the missionary zeal of their builders, Antigua's colonial monuments have mellowed over the centuries. They have also been humbled many times by Mother Nature's power. Fortunately, they can now be admired as much for their worldly beauty and workmanship as for their religious significance.
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