a colonial masterpiece founded not by the Spanish, as some may believe, but by the Portuguese! Before falling under Spanish rule, as with the rest of the country, the quaint town was in fact a ...

Established 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 old colonial town of Querétaro is unusual in having retained the geometric street plan of the Spanish conquerors side by side with the twisting alleys of the Indian quarters. The Otomi, the ...

Led by Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, these colonial settlers established a small farming community that has somehow survived ...

Located on St. George Street in downtown St. Augustine's historic district, the Colonial Quarter ... the 16th Century Spanish First City, the 17th Century Spanish Fortified Town, the 18th Century ...