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Ciudad Vieja is a municipality in the Guatemalan depairtment o Sacatepéquez. Accordin tae the 2002 Guatemalan Census, the municipality haes a total o 25,696 fowk.
Ciudad Vieja | |
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Municipality an toun | |
Facade o the kirk o Ciudad Vieja | |
Coordinates: 14°31′24″N 90°46′0″W | |
Kintra | Guatemala |
Depairtment | Sacatepéquez |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 25,696 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Time) |
Ciudad Vieja wis the seicont colonial caipital o the kintra.
Jorge de Alvarado founded the second capital here for the Captaincy General of Guatemala in 1527.[1]
San Miguel Escobar is the modren name for the destrict that contains the ruins o the seicont colonial caipital o the Guatemala region. The Spaniards foondit their caipital here in 1527, efter their previous caipital at Tecpán Guatemala became untenable. The ceety wis destroyed bi a catastrophic lahar frae Volcan de Agua in 1541, an the survivors haed nae choice but tae abandon the steid.[1] Amang the casualties wis the govrenor Beatriz de la Cueva.[2]
The caipital wis again refoondit several miles awa at Antigua Guatemala in 1543.
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