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arrived from Spain in July 1777; and engineer JoaquĂn de Isasi were in charge of the blueprints for the new cathedral and after two years got them approved by Royal Decree of 6 November 1779, which arrived in
Guatemala in February 1780. Francos y Monroy, gave his blessing to the new location and placed the first stone of the cathedral in 1782.
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It did not take long for the authorities to replace rebel archbishop Cortés y Larraz, who left in favor of
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In 1816, the gold from the old altars was removed and then used to create the new ones and in 1821 began construction of the two east side towers, which were the minor bell towers that faced the city cemetery which was east of the cathedral in those days. In 1826 east, south and west doors were
317:; Cortés y Larraz was afraid that with the move the church had to begin from scratch and would lose part, if not all, of its power and influence. The cathedral moved to the new capital on 22 November 1779, but all the interior ornaments that had not been destroyed by the earthquake in the
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has been repaired. The inside of the cathedral is relatively sparsely decorated but impresses by its size and its structural strength. The altars are ornate and decorative. In front of the cathedral stand a series of 12 pillars, solemnly remembering the names of
215:(Archidioecesis Guatimalensis). It is located at the Parque Central in the center of the city. Its massive structure incorporates baroque and classical elements and has withstood numerous earthquakes. Damage by the devastating earthquakes of
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856:"Francos y Monroy, Cayetano: Aspectos de la vida del arzobispo de Guatemala que vinĂł para retomar el control de un clero guatemalteco en estado de rebeliĂłn casi abierto"
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organized an efficient recovery; as part of that plan, the cathedral was completely repaired within the next five years.
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750:Diario de Centro América 1918
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946:(in Spanish). IDESAC: 22–25.
888:Conkling, Alfred R. (1884).
858:(in Spanish). Archived from
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624:Antigua Guatemala Cathedral
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213:Archdiocese of Guatemala
207:, is the main church of
40:Guatemala City Cathedral
1039:Urrutia, CĂ©sar (2011).
832:Revista Historia de la
607:Architecture portal
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301:of 1773 that destroyed
299:Santa Marta Earthquakes
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570:. In the 21st century
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595:Guatemala portal
572:SĂłlo de noche vienes
535:SĂłlo de noche vienes
264:canonical coronation
258:On 28 October 2003,
243:was signed in 1996.
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738:Melchor Toledo 2011
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714:Melchor Toledo 2011
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619:Religion portal
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169:Direction of façade
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969:10 November
809:Santos 2015
784:IDESAC 1976
514:MĂ©xico City
502:El Salvador
211:and of the
52:Affiliation
1308:Categories
1281:90°30′43″W
1278:14°38′30″N
1235:San Marcos
1160:Esquipulas
1075:(3). USGS.
845:22 October
640:References
486:Los Amates
370:Carlos III
297:After the
142:Neoclassic
1165:Escuintla
762:USGS 1976
564:Holy Week
420:Amatitlán
189:Materials
156:Completed
115:Guatemala
69:Cathedral
1055:17 March
1032:Facebook
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