Baroque [bəˈroʊk] Churches of the Philippines - Philippines
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/677These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and Philippine craftsmen. 2024-04-23 WHS Apr 23, 2024, 10:29 AM cowpoke
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe [ˈsanta maˈɾi.a ðe ɡwaðaˈlupe] - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/665The monastery is an outstanding repository of four centuries of Spanish religious architecture. It symbolizes two significant events in world history that occurred in 1492: the Reconquest of the Iberian peninsula by the Catholic Kings and Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Its famous statue of the Virgin became a powerful symbol of the Christianization of much of the New World. 2024-04-21 WHS Apr 21, 2024, 9:40 AM cowpoke
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida [ˈme.ɾi.ða] - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/664The colony of Augusta Emerita, which became present-day Mérida in Estremadura, was founded in 25 B.C. at the end of the Spanish Campaign and was the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of the old city include, in particular, a large bridge over the Guadiana, an amphitheatre, a theatre, a vast circus and an exceptional water-supply system. It is an excellent example of a provincial Roman capital during the empire and in the years afterwards. 2024-04-20 WHS Apr 20, 2024, 12:33 PM cowpoke
Coro [ˈkoɾo] and its Port - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/658With its earthen constructions unique to the Caribbean, Coro is the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch architectural techniques. One of the first colonial towns (founded in 1527), it has some 602 historic buildings. 2024-04-18 WHS Apr 18, 2024, 8:37 AM cowpoke
Jesuit [xeˈsuit] Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná [la sanˈtisima tɾiniˈðað ðe paˈɾana] and Jesús de Tavarangue [xeˈsus ðe tavaˈɾaŋɡe] - Paraguay (speaks Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/648In addition to their artistic interest, these missions are a reminder of the Jesuits' Christianization of the Río de la Plata basin in the 17th and 18th centuries, with the accompanying social and economic initiatives. 2024-04-17 WHS Apr 17, 2024, 7:01 AM cowpoke
Ruins of León Viejo [leˈon ˈbje.xo] - Nicaragua (speaks Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/613León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop and so its ruins are outstanding testimony to the social and economic structures of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Moreover, the site has immense archaeological potential. 2024-04-10 WHS Apr 10, 2024, 9:22 AM cowpoke
Historic Centre of Morelia [moˈɾelja] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/585Built in the 16th century, Morelia is an outstanding example of urban planning which combines the ideas of the Spanish Renaissance with the Mesoamerican experience. Well-adapted to the slopes of the hill site, its streets still follow the original layout. More than 200 historic buildings, all in the region's characteristic pink stone, reflect the town's architectural history, revealing a masterly and eclectic blend of the medieval spirit with Renaissance, Baroque and neoclassical eleme... WHS Apr 3, 2024, 7:10 AM cowpoke
Historic City of Sucre [ˈsukɾe] - Bolivia (Plurinational State of)(speaks Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/566Sucre, the first capital of Bolivia, was founded by the Spanish in the first half of the 16th century. Its many well-preserved 16th-century religious buildings, such as San Lázaro, San Francisco and Santo Domingo, illustrate the blending of local architectural traditions with styles imported from Europe. 2024-03-29 WHS Mar 29, 2024, 9:02 AM cowpoke
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé [paˈkime], Casas Grandes - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/560Paquimé, Casas Grandes, which reached its apogee in the 14th and 15th centuries, played a key role in trade and cultural contacts between the Pueblo culture of the south-western United States and northern Mexico and the more advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica. The extensive remains, only part of which have been excavated, are clear evidence of the vitality of a culture which was perfectly adapted to its physical and economic environment, but which suddenly vanished at the time of the Spanish WHS Mar 28, 2024, 7:25 AM cowpoke
Jesuit [xeˈzʝwit] Missions of the Chiquitos [tʃiˈkitos] - Bolivia (Plurinational State of)(Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/529Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José – make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos. 2024-03-20 WHS Mar 20, 2024, 6:41 AM cowpoke
Historic City of Vigan [viˈgan] - Philippines (Filipino)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/502Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia. 2024-03-15 WHS Mar 15, 2024, 7:50 AM cowpoke
Historic Centre of Lima - Peru
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/500Although severely damaged by earthquakes, this 'City of the Kings' was, until the middle of the 18th century, the capital and most important city of the Spanish dominions in South America. Many of its buildings, such as the Convent of San Francisco (the largest of its type in this part of the world), are the result of collaboration between local craftspeople and others from the Old World. 2024-03-15 WHS Mar 15, 2024, 7:50 AM cowpoke
Historic Town of Guanajuato [ɡwanaˈxwato] and Adjacent Mines Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/482Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century. This past can be seen in its 'subterranean streets' and the 'Boca del Inferno', a mineshaft that plunges a breathtaking 600 m. The town's fine Baroque and neoclassical buildings, resulting from the prosperity of the mines, have influenced buildings throughout central Mexico. The churches of La Compañía and La Valenciana are considered... WHS Mar 10, 2024, 10:31 AM cowpoke
City of Potosí [po.toˈsi] - Bolivia (Plurinational State of)(Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/420In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the world’s largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills. The site consists of the industrial monuments of the Cerro Rico, where water is provided by an intricate system of aqueducts and artificial lakes; the colonial town with the Casa de la Moneda; the Church of San Lorenzo; several patrician houses; and the barrios mitayos, the areas where the workers lived. 2024-02-28 WHS Feb 28, 2024, 8:19 AM cowpoke
Historic Centre of Oaxaca [waˈxaka] and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán [ˈmonte alˈβan] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/415Inhabited over a period of 1,500 years by a succession of peoples – Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs – the terraces, dams, canals, pyramids and artificial mounds of Monte Albán were literally carved out of the mountain and are the symbols of a sacred topography. The nearby city of Oaxaca, which is built on a grid pattern, is a good example of Spanish colonial town planning. The solidity and volume of the city's buildings show that they were adapted to the earthquake-prone region in which these ... WHS Feb 27, 2024, 8:07 AM cowpoke
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco [sotʃiˈmilko] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/412Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples, the ruins of which have been identified, a cathedral (the largest on the continent) and some fine 19th- and 20th-century public buildings such as the Palacio de las Bellas Artes. Xochimilco lies 28 km south of Mexico City. With its network of canals and artificial islands, it testifies to the... WHS Feb 26, 2024, 8:32 AM cowpoke
Old Town of Ávila [ˈaβila] with its Extra-Muros Churches - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/348Founded in the 11th century to protect the Spanish territories from the Moors, this 'City of Saints and Stones', the birthplace of St Teresa and the burial place of the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada, has kept its medieval austerity. This purity of form can still be seen in the Gothic cathedral and the fortifications which, with their 82 semicircular towers and nine gates, are the most complete in Spain. 2024-02-10 WHS Feb 10, 2024, 9:58 AM cowpoke
Santiago de Compostela [kom.posˈte.la] (Old Town) - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/347This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in the following century. With its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque buildings, the Old Town of Santiago is one of the world's most beautiful urban areas. The oldest monuments are grouped around the tomb of St James and the cathedral, which contains the remarkable Pórtico de la Glori... WHS Feb 9, 2024, 8:37 AM cowpoke
Chavin [tʃaˈβin] (Archaeological Site) - Peru (Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/330The archaeological site of Chavin gave its name to the culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes. This former place of worship is one of the earliest and best-known pre-Columbian sites. Its appearance is striking, with the complex of terraces and squares, surrounded by structures of dressed stone, and the mainly zoomorphic ornamentation. 2024-02-06 WHS Feb 6, 2024, 7:42 AM cowpoke
Monastery and Site of the Escurial [eskuˈɾjal], Madrid - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/318Built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of St Lawrence, the Escurial Monastery stands in an exceptionally beautiful site in Castile. Its austere architecture, a break with previous styles, had a considerable influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. It was the retreat of a mystic king and became, in the last years of Philip II's reign, the centre of the greatest political power of the time. 2024-02-03 WHS Feb 3, 2024, 8:39 AM cowpoke
