Abstract

QUINTERO AGAMEZ, CAROLINA  and  SARCINA, ALBERTO. Streets and Houses of Santa María de la Antigua del Darién. Front. hist. [online]. 2022, vol.27, n.1, pp.12-42.  Epub Jan 01, 2022. ISSN 2027-4688.  https://doi.org/10.22380/20274688.1536.

In 1510, the first Spanish city on Tierra Firme was founded on an indigenous village called Darien, from a Cueva speaking population, on the western side of the Gulf of Urabá. This city, which the Europeans called Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, became four years later the capital of Castilla del Oro and it got to have approximately 5 000 inhabitants between Spaniards and natives. The city had a Cathedral Church, main square, hospital, food market, Casa de la Contratación, Franciscan monastery and prison, among other buildings. From the results of the archaeological excavations it has been possible to identify the location of the city and its different foundations, however, there is no map of the time that allows a precise understanding of its distribution. This article aims to understand better the urban configuration, development and daily life in this city, through historical sources.

Keywords : Darién; Santa María de la Antigua del Darién; colonial city; colonial urban-ism; grid; first Spanish foundations; colonial Colombia.

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