Caluco, historia y arqueología de un pueblo pipil en el siglo XVI
By: William R. Fowler, Jr.
Contributors: Proyecto "Venga y Busque con Nosotros"
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Proyecto "Venga y Busque con Nosotros," Patronato Pro-Patrimonio Cultural; Fundación Interamericana
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Salvador, El Salvador
Language: spa
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Pipil Indians -- History -- 16th century.; Pipil Indians -- Antiquities.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- El Salvador -- Caluco.; Church architecture -- El Salvador -- Caluco.; Caluco (El Salvador) -- History -- 16th century.; Caluco (El Salvador) -- Antiquities.
Other titles: Historia y arqueología de un pueblo pipil en el siglo XVI
Description: "This study of Caluco, one of the principal early colonial towns of western El Salvador, represents one facet of a larger investigation of the Izalco region, home to Pipil speakers who were major cacao producers just before and after the Spanish invasion. Emphasizes description of the 16th-century church of San Pedro y San Pablo, one of the best surviving examples of early colonial architecture in Central America, based on excavation and a survey of the standing architecture. Includes a historical overview of the early colonial town drawn from documentary sources"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119).