Desarrollo urbano virreinal en la región Puebla-Tlaxcala
By: Gonzalo Yanes Díaz.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Puebla, Pue
Language: spa
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Urbanization -- Mexico -- Puebla (State) -- History.; Urbanization -- Mexico -- Tlaxcala (State) -- History.; Architecture, Colonial -- Mexico -- Puebla (State) -- History.; Architecture, Colonial -- Mexico -- Tlaxcala (State) -- History.
Description: "Well-defined study of urban architectural development demonstrates the union of indigenous and Spanish cultures in the Puebla and Tlaxcala regions. Illustrates how conquistadors and colonizers adopted scheme of prehispanic regional relations. Chapters are oddly preceded by contemporary picturesque watercolors of colonial churches. Appendices contain transcriptions of several colonial documents from the General Archive of the State of Tlaxcala and color aerial views of churches and their plazas"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index.