Steven has been learning about the Spanish Colonial Period in school. On Tuesday Wendy and I joined Mr. Osborn to Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala (or Antigua Guatemala) 
to learn about this historic city and transport us back to the 1500’s. Santiago de Guatemala was named Capitol of the Kingdom of Guatemala, which stretched from Chiapas State Mexico to Costa Rica in 1543. Much of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and later rebuilt in the late 1700’s and the capitol was moved to
modern day Guatemala in 1775. This city was declared a “patrimony to humanity” and was included in the list of the Convention of World Culture in 1985. Many of the ruins are still in place. We had an amazing time discovering this city which was founded just a few years after Columbus’ first voyage to the “New World”.
to learn about this historic city and transport us back to the 1500’s. Santiago de Guatemala was named Capitol of the Kingdom of Guatemala, which stretched from Chiapas State Mexico to Costa Rica in 1543. Much of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and later rebuilt in the late 1700’s and the capitol was moved to modern day Guatemala in 1775. This city was declared a “patrimony to humanity” and was included in the list of the Convention of World Culture in 1985. Many of the ruins are still in place. We had an amazing time discovering this city which was founded just a few years after Columbus’ first voyage to the “New World”.
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