Latin American cities have many similarities with each other thanks to the process that they have gone through together: the Conquest of America, which have resulted in a mixture of cultures and unique transformations.
Product of almost 500 years ago, this is not a mere coincidence, why are almost all cities square in their center? And why do they almost always have a square surrounded by a church and a town hall?
Let's learn in this video the answers to these questions, as well as other curiosities of the cities in Latin America.
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Chapters:
0:00 Why are All Cities in Latin American Square? - Intro
0:32 Poblare para Conquistare
1:41 The First Cities Founded in America
2:46 From Florida to Patagonia
4:08 The Grid from Before
5:04 To Order Everything Conquered, The Laws of the Indies
6:10 How were Cities Built in the New World?
7:49 Authority, First of All
8:31 Squares, Squares and more Squares
9:01 Latin America, A Mix of Architectural and Urban Processes
22 июл 2024
