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==== Santa Marta earthquake ==== {{Main|Santa Marta earthquake}} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220 | image1 = Patiodelosjesuitas.jpg | caption1 = Ruins of the [[Church and Convent of Society of Jesus (Antigua Guatemala)|Society of Jesus]] school yard in 1880 | image2 = Interiordelosjesuitas.jpg | caption2 = Ruins of the [[Church and Convent of Society of Jesus (Antigua Guatemala)|Society of Jesus]] church interior in 1880 }} On 12 June 1773 Captain General [[Martín de Mayorga]] was inaugurated, and alongside Cortés y Larráz and the [[regular clergy]] vicars, were the top authorities in the Kingdom of Guatemala and would be the main characters in the events that followed the 1773 earthquakes.<ref name=MelchorToledo2011/>{{rp|117}} In 1773, the [[Santa Marta earthquake]]s destroyed much of the town, which led to the third change in location for the city.{{sfn|Foster|2000|p=}} The [[Spanish monarchy|Spanish Crown]] ordered, in 1776, the removal of the capital to a safer location, the Valley of the Shrine, where [[Guatemala City]], the modern capital of Guatemala, now stands. This new city did not retain its old name and was christened Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (New Guatemala of the Assumption), and its patron saint is Our Lady of the Assumption. The badly damaged city of Santiago de los Caballeros was ordered abandoned, although not everyone left, and was thereafter referred to as la Antigua Guatemala (the Old Guatemala).{{sfn|Foster|2000|p=}} The Santa Marta earthquake practically demolished the church and sections of the convent of the Society of Jesus. Its cloisters and towers were in ruins, the walls were at dangerous angles, and the "Casa de Ejercicios" was turned into rubble. By a Royal decree of July 21, 1775, the city move to the "Virgin valley" was authorized. This was a final order that had to be obeyed by all the people, who started to move slowly, starting in December of that year. In order to build the new city it was necessary to get construction material from the old abandoned churches in Santiago de Guatemala. However, in the case of the Society of Jesus church, there was strong opposition from the neighbors to any possible dismantling of the structure since they considered that it could still be repaired.<ref name=Roca-deLeon-2008/>{{rp|11}}
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