Contributions

  • Proyecto "Venga y Busque con Nosotros" - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Fundación Interamericana, San Salvador, El Salvador, El Salvador

Language

Spanish

Word Count

38,000 words, Guess

Page Count

152 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCF1485.2.P5 F66 1995

Alternate 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.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryAntiquitiesPipil IndiansChurch architectureExcavations (Archaeology)Pipil Indians -- AntiquitiesCaluco (El Salvador) -- Antiquities

Places

CalucoEl SalvadorCaluco (El Salvador)

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