The city of
Oaxaca de Juarez, initially named Antequera, was founded in 1529 in a small
valley occupied by a group of Zapotec Indians.
It is an example of sixteenth
XVI century colonial city and of town planning given that it retains its trace
in the form of checkerboard with square blocks and portals on all four sides of
the square.
To trace the Villa de Antequera, Alonso García Bravo chose a point
midway between the rivers Jalatlaco, Atoyac and the Cerro del Fortin.
The
trace was initiated from a central plaza basis of two axes, east-west and
north-south, with a slight tilt to compensate for the lighting and sunlight due
to its latitude.
--UNESCO
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