colonial town of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca
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The colonial town of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca was a Spanish-established settlement in Oaxaca, Mexico, built over a major pre-Hispanic Mixtec center and known for its imposing 16th-century Dominican church and convent complex.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial settlement
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colonial town ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext | overlies major pre-Hispanic Mixtec polity center ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Mixtec languages
NERFINISHED
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Spanish ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Mixtec population of Coixtlahuaca Valley ⓘ |
| builtEnvironment | stone masonry religious complex ⓘ |
| builtOver | pre-Hispanic Mixtec center of Coixtlahuaca ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrativeUnit | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalLayer | pre-Hispanic Mixtec urban center ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key node in Dominican missionary network in Mixteca ⓘ |
| currentMunicipality | San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Mixtec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
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mission town ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
16th-century church and convent complex
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Dominican church of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican convent of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as historic site at state level (Oaxaca) ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
example of colonial construction over pre-Hispanic urban center
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important example of early Dominican architecture in Oaxaca ⓘ |
| historicalStratum | colonial layer over pre-Hispanic city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coixtlahuaca Valley
NERFINISHED
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Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | State of Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mixteca region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| mainReligionDuringColonialPeriod | Catholicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of Mixtec and Spanish colonial traditions
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imposing 16th-century Dominican church ⓘ large convent complex ⓘ |
| preHispanicCulture | Mixtec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryChurchDedication | Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Nueva España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousJurisdiction | Dominican province in Oaxaca ⓘ |
| religiousOrderInvolved | Dominican Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Spanish evangelization of Mixtec region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| urbanMorphology | Spanish grid plan superimposed on pre-Hispanic center ⓘ |
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