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The de la Cámara family gained prominence during the Colonial Period, becoming part of the Mexican nobility and major landowners in the Yucatán Peninsula. [6] During the 19th-century henequen fiber boom, they were part of an oligarchy controlling henequen production, trade, and regional politics, amassing substantial wealth and becoming among ...
The city's rich cultural heritage is a product of the syncretism of the Maya and Spanish cultures during the colonial era. The Cathedral of Mérida, Yucatán was built in the late 16th century with stones from nearby Maya ruins and is the oldest cathedral in the mainland Americas. [6] The city has the third largest old town district on the ...
The New Spanish Baroque is an artistic movement that appeared in what is now Mexico in the late 16th century, approximately, which was preserved until the mid-18th century. From the Portuguese word barrueco meaning unclean, mottled, flamboyant, daring, the most striking example of New Spanish Baroque art is in religious architecture, where ...
Paseo de Montejo is an avenue of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It is named after Francisco de Montejo, the Spanish conquistador who founded the city in 1542, and is the location of some of the most iconic buildings and monuments of the city. [1] [2] Inspired by the French boulevard, the avenue is flanked by trees and has several roundabouts along ...
Land had been set aside for the cathedral at Mérida, the place recycled by the Spanish under Francisco de Montejo as the capital of the new colony. [6] The colonial city was set amidst the ruins of the Maya settlement of Ichcansiho (T'ho for short), and work for the church was begun shortly after Toral's arrival. [ 6 ]
By the time of the Spanish arrival, the city was virtually abandoned, though still used as a ceremonial center and its remnant buildings were of impressive monumental scale. Francisco de Montejo the Younger established the city of Mérida on the site on 6 January 1542. [ 3 ]
The colonial Cathedral of Mexico City Spanish styles in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Calle Crisologo of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines Historic center in Cuenca, Ecuador Historic center in Villa del Carbón, Mexico. Spanish colonial architecture represents Spanish colonial influence on the cities and towns of its former colonies, and is still seen ...
Real estate developer Ole Hanson favored the Spanish Colonial Revival style in his founding and development of San Clemente, California in 1928. The Pasadena City Hall by John Bakewell, Jr. and Arthur Brown, Jr. , the Sonoma City Hall , and the Beverly Hills City Hall by Harry G. Koerner and William J. Gage are other notable civic examples in ...