Puebla de los Ángeles

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Puebla de los Ángeles is the original colonial name of the historic Mexican city now known as Puebla, renowned for its Spanish Baroque architecture and cultural heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Puebla de los Ángeles canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial city
historic city
alsoKnownAs Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza
country Mexico
elevation about 2170 meters above sea level
foundedBy Spanish colonists
foundedOn 1531-04-16
foundedUnderAuthorityOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
hasArchitecturalStyle Mexican Baroque
Neoclassical architecture
Spanish Baroque
hasClimate temperate subtropical highland climate
hasCulturalHeritage civil colonial architecture
colonial urban layout
historic religious architecture
hasCulturalRecognition important center of Mexican Baroque art
major cultural heritage site in Mexico
hasDemographicCharacteristic one of the largest cities in Mexico
hasEconomicRole link between Mexico City and Gulf Coast
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasNotableBuilding Biblioteca Palafoxiana
Capilla del Rosario
Puebla Cathedral
Templo de Santo Domingo (Puebla)
surface form: Santo Domingo Church (Puebla)
hasNotableDish chiles en nogada
mole poblano
hasNotableProduct Talavera pottery
hasRegion Puebla Valley
surface form: Valley of Puebla
hasReligiousSignificance major Catholic center in New Spain
hasUrbanFeature Zócalo main square
surface form: central plaza (Zócalo)

grid street plan
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Centre of Puebla
heritageDesignationYear 1987
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era
isCapitalOf State of Puebla
language Spanish
locatedBetween Mexico City
Veracruz
locatedIn Central Mexico
State of Puebla
namedAfter angels
originalNameOf Puebla
partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
servedAs important colonial trade center

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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza foundedAs Puebla de los Ángeles
Colegio del Espíritu Santo locatedIn Puebla de los Ángeles
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza workLocation Puebla de los Ángeles