Editing Antigua Guatemala (section)

===Spanish Colony monuments===
{{Location map many| Antigua Guatemala
|caption=Some of Antigua Guatemala's colonial monuments
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Before it was declared a National Monument by president [[Jorge Ubico]] on March 30, 1944, the city ruins were practically abandoned. The following galleries show images of the destruction of the structures due to earthquakes and abandonment. There were other churches, such as Nuestra Señora del Carmen and the Society of Jesus, that endured the 1773 earthquake relatively well, but they were abandoned and the earthquakes from 1917 to 1918 and 1976 destroyed them. In the particular case of de San Francisco El Grande church, it was in good structural condition after the 1773 and 1917 earthquakes, and it was rebuilt in 1967 when the Franciscans returned to Guatemala. This eventually protected the structure from significant damage in the 1976 earthquake. Finally, La Merced church was practically new in 1773, and it has withstood time and earthquakes since; the church was not abandoned in 1776, but it was indeed abandoned in 1829 when the Mercedarians were expelled from Central America by general [[Francisco Morazán]], along with the rest of [[regular clergy]] and the conservative party members and [[Juan José de Aycinena y Piñol|Aycinena family]].{{sfn|González Davison|2008|p=4-15}}

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!style="background:#659ec7; width:25%;"|Picture
!style="background:#659ec7; width:75%;"|Brief description
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Palace of the Captain Generals (Guatemala)|Captain General Palace]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:AntiguaSquareGovPalace79.jpg|150px]]
|Residence of the [[Captain General]] of [[Kingdom of Guatemala|General Captaincy of Guatemala]] during the Spanish colony. After the [[Santa Marta earthquake]] in 1773 it was abandoned and used as a warehouse. In the 21st century the buildings include the offices of Guatemala Institute of Tourisms -INGUAT-, the city National Police headquarters and the [[Sacatepéquez (department)|Sacatepéquez]] Governor's office, among others.<ref name=laantigua>{{cite web |website=Información de La Antigua |url=http://www.antiguaguatemala.info/portal/content/view/32/53/ |title=Palacio de los Capitanes |access-date=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701120015/http://antiguaguatemala.info/portal/content/view/32/53/ |archive-date=1 July 2008}}</ref>
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|City Hall
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:GT056-Antigua SchlKids.jpeg|150px]]
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Antigua Guatemala Cathedral|Cathedral of Saint James<br />San José Parish]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Guatemala 176.jpg|150px]]
|The first building was begun in 1545 with rubble brought from the destroyed settlement in the valley of Almolonga. Its construction was hampered by frequent earthquakes. A second sanctuary would be inaugurated in 1680. Cathedral status was obtained in 1743. The first cathedral housed the remains of the conquistador [[Pedro de Alvarado]] who had been transferred there at the request of his daughter in 1568, but disappeared following one of the multiple earthquakes that damaged the city over the years.
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Church and Convent of Capuchins]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Capuchinas.jpg|150px]]
|Originally called "Convent and Church of Our Lady of the Pond of Zaragoza", was approved by Felipe V in 1725. Construction work began in 1731 and the building was consecrated in 1736. The daily routine of the professed was governed by strict regulatory rules including the strictest poverty, penance, and fasting; also the discalced nuns had to survive on handouts provided by the faithful. After the [[Santa Marta earthquake]], although the convent was not completely affected, its assets were transferred to the new Guatemala de la Asunción by order of the Captain General.
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[La Recolección Architectural Complex|La Recolección]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:LaRecoleccion.Antigua.jpg|150px]]
|In 1685 two "Recoleto" missionaries came to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and when some more monks of their order arrived in the following years, asked permission of the City Hall<ref group=Note>i.e., Local authorities chosen among the [[criollo people]].</ref> to build a monastery; but in 1695, the City Hall made it known that there was insufficient reason to justify the construction because there were already enough monasteries in the city. Following this refusal, the friars went to the Real Audiencia<ref group=Note>Royal emissaries from the Spanish Crown.</ref> which authorized construction in 1700, by a royal decree.{{sfn|Consejo Nacional para la Protección de la Antigua|n.d.|p=}} Construction of the buildings began in 1701, and six years later the first stone of the church was placed. In 1708 the convent, library and infirmary were completed. The church was inaugurated on May 23, 1717.{{sfn|Consejo Nacional para la Protección de la Antigua|n.d.|p=}}
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[San Francisco Church (Antigua Guatemala)|San Francisco]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:San Francisco Church (Antigua Guatemala).jpg|140px]]
|This was the first sanctuary built on Santiago de los Caballeros in the 16th century. Since its beginning, it has suffered seismic damage: in 1565 the first building was severely damaged and the tremors continued until 1773. After being abandoned for almost two hundred years, the [[Franciscans]] recovered the property, and it has been open for Catholic worship since. The facade of the church is adorned with baroque columns and two bell towers. Adjacent to the church are the ruins of the old Franciscan convent. The temple has a special chapel that houses the remains of Saint Hermano Pedro de San José de Betancur, a missionary from the Canary Islands. 
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[La Merced Church, Antigua Guatemala|La Merced Church]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:La_merced_antigua_guatemala_2009d.JPG|150px]]
|Architect Juan de Dios Estrada was in charge of its construction, which began in 1749. The temple was inaugurated in 1767 and is in ultra baroque Guatemalan style with two bell towers. 
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Church and Convent of Society of Jesus (Antigua Guatemala)|Church and School of the Society of Jesus]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Monument Antigua Guatemala.JPG|150px]]
|Created by Royal Decree dated August 9, 1561, it was built with money donated in part by the chronicler Bernal Diaz del Castillo. Originally it consisted of three cloisters and a temple, and eventually hosted up to twelve Jesuits. It worked as "Colegio de San Lucas of the Society of Jesus" from 1608 until the order was expelled in 1767: "The school became famous and was unrivaled in terms of teaching of literature and grammar; it served the elite of Santiago de los Caballeros society, and among its students were chroniclers Francisco Antonio Fuentes y Guzmán and Francisco Vázquez, and priests Pedro Betancourt and Rafael Landívar."{{sfn|Johnston Aguilar|2001|p=}} The structure remained in relatively good condition after the 1773 earthquake, but it was eventually destroyed by the 1917–18 and 1976 earthquakes.
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Santo Domingo Monastery]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:GT056-Antigua Domingo5.jpeg|150px]]
|Originally one of the most important and largest in the city, the Convent of Santo Domingo was destroyed in 1773 and abandoned by the transfer of the Dominicans to their site in Guatemala City . The ruins were sold to individuals and converted into the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo in 1989. In 2013 the 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States was held at their facilities. 
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Escuela de Cristo Church]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:EscueladeCristoAntigua2015 04.jpeg|150px]]
|The temple was founded in the parish of the Holy Cross in 1664 and from 1689 it was known as the "Congregation of San Felipe de Neri". Due to the earthquakes in San Miguel in 1717 the building was damaged; the reconstruction was finalized in 1730 under the leadership of Mayor Architect Diego de Porres. In 1784, it was moved to "Our Lady of Remedies" parish, when the clergy of this church moved to [[Guatemala City|Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción]]. The façade has an architectural renaissance style and is made of stone, like the church of the Capuchins, a characteristic that distinguishes them from the other temples in the city. In this church were originally the remains of Pedro de San José de Betancur.
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church 
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Antigua guatemala ruins 2009.JPG|150px]]
|Even though it survived the Santa Marta earthquakes, it was almost destroyed by the earthquakes of [[1917 Guatemala earthquake|1917-18]] and [[1976 Guatemala earthquake|1976]]. However, its façade survived in very good condition, and has been admired ever since as an example of Guatemalan Baroque. 
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|[[Hermano Pedro's Hospital (Antigua Guatemala)|San Pedro Hospital]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Hermano Pedro's Hospital, Antigua Guatemala (October 2012).JPG|150px]]
|The monks of San Juan de Dios congregation founded their first hospital and monastery in 1636 and were in charge of the hospitals in the Kingdom of Guatemala ever since.<ref name=MelchorToledo2011/>{{rp|63}} San Pedro Hospital in particular was exclusively for ecclesiastical people.<ref name=MelchorToledo2011/>{{rp|64}}

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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|La Concepción convent
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:AntiguaGuatemalaCuteChurch.jpg|150px]]
|It had been misidentified as the palace of Sister [[Juana de Maldonado]], but recent research has shown that the cloister dates from the 18th century while the famous Guatemalan concepcionista nun lived in the 17th century.{{sfn|Anchisi de Rodríguez|2014|p=24:35}}
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!style="background:lemonchiffon;"|Chapel of the Holy Cross 
| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Antigua guatemala church ruins j.JPG|150px]]
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