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The Plaza de Armas (Plaza
Plaza

Plaza is a Spanish language word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be incorporated in a wing...
 of Arms) is the name for the main square
Town square

Public square and city square redirect here. For Public Square, Cleveland, see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square....
 in many Latin American cities. In Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 this space is known as El Zócalo
Zócalo

In many cities in Mexico, a z?calo is the main plaza or square, set in the heart of the town. This is unique to Mexico and came about because of the naming of the main plaza of Mexico City....
, and in Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
 as Parque Central (Central Park). While some large cities have both a Plaza de Armas and a Plaza Mayor, in most cities those are two names for the same place.

Most cities constructed by the Spanish Conquistadores were designed on a standard military fashion based on a grid pattern, taken from the Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 Castrum, of which one of the blocks would be left vacant to form the Plaza de Armas.






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The Plaza de Armas (Plaza
Plaza

Plaza is a Spanish language word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be incorporated in a wing...
 of Arms) is the name for the main square
Town square

Public square and city square redirect here. For Public Square, Cleveland, see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square....
 in many Latin American cities. In Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 this space is known as El Zócalo
Zócalo

In many cities in Mexico, a z?calo is the main plaza or square, set in the heart of the town. This is unique to Mexico and came about because of the naming of the main plaza of Mexico City....
, and in Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
 as Parque Central (Central Park). While some large cities have both a Plaza de Armas and a Plaza Mayor, in most cities those are two names for the same place.

Most cities constructed by the Spanish Conquistadores were designed on a standard military fashion based on a grid pattern, taken from the Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 Castrum, of which one of the blocks would be left vacant to form the Plaza de Armas. It is often surrounded by governmental buildings, churches, and other structures of cultural or political significance. The name derives from the fact that this are would be a refuge in case of an attack upon the city, from which arms would be supplied to the defenders.

Main examples of Plaza de Armas in the Hispanic World


  • Plaza de Armas of Havana, Cuba.
  • Plaza de Armas of Arequipa, Peru
  • Plaza de Armas of Cusco, Peru
  • Plaza de Armas of Pisco, Peru
    Pisco, Peru

    Pisco is a city located in the Ica Region of Peru, the capital of the Pisco Province. The city is around 9 metres above sea level. Originally the villa of Pisco was founded in 1640, close to the indigenous emplacement of the same name....
    .
  • Plaza de Armas of Lima, Peru.
  • Plaza de la Independencia (Independence Plaza) of Concepción
    Concepción, Chile

    Concepci?n is a city in Chile, capital of Concepci?n Province, Chile and of the B?o-B?o Region. Greater Concepci?n is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants ....
    , Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
     (where Chilean independence was proclaimed in 1818).
  • Plaza de Armas of Santiago de Chile.
  • Plaza de Armas of San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan, Puerto Rico

    San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
    .
  • Plaza de Mayo (Plaza of May) of Buenos Aires, Argentina (where May Revolution took place).


Main examples of Plaza de Armas in Spain


  • Plaza de Armas of Seville, Spain