Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. List of Illustrations XIII
5. PART I THE DETERMINANTS OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND URBANIZATION
6. 1. Geography: The Physical Setting 1
7. 2. History: The Conquest and the First Century of Contact 5
8. 3. Population 9
9. 4. The Decline of the Indigenous Population 14
10. 5. The Ethnic Composition of the Population as a Determinant of Urbanization and Architectural Development: The Caste System and Mestization 19
11. 6. The Religious and Cultural Conversion of the Indians as a Determinant of Town Planning and Architecture of Pueblos de Indios 28
12. 7. The Dominican Order in Town Planning and Religious Architecture 33
13. PART II SETTLEMENT PATTERNS, URBANIZATION, TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN HISTORY
14. 8. Settlement Patterns During the Century of Contact, 1528-1600 41
15. 9. Urbanization During the Century of Contact 47
16. 10. Town Planning 52
17. 11. Urban History of San Cristobal de las Casas 63
18. 12. Urban History of the Dominican Parish of Comitan 70
19. PART III MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION, STYLE
20. 13. Materials and Methods of Construction 75
21. 14. Style 84
22. PART IV THE ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS OF THE FIRST STAGE, 1500-1600/25
23. Introduction 93
24. 15. The Dominican Church at Copanaguastla 95
25. 16. The Dominican Church and Convento at Tecpatán 108
26. 17. Copainalá 125
27. 18. Soyatitán 131
28. 19. The Church of Santo Domingo in Chiapa de Corzo 134
29. 20. The Fountain, Chiapa de Corzo 148
30. 21. La Casa de la Sirena in San Cristóbal de las Casas 153
31. PART V THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SECOND PERIOD IN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, 1600-1725
32. Introduction 159
33. 22. The Church and Tower of El Carmen 161
34. 23. The Church and Convento of Santo Domingo 170
35. 24. The Cathedral 178
36. 25. San Agustín. Compañía de Jesús 184
37. 26. The Church of San Francisco 190
38. 27. The Minor Churches of San Cristóbal 194
39. PART VI THE PUEBLO-DE-INDIO CHURCH, ca. 1575 - ca. 1725
40. Introduction 203
41. 28. Iztapa 207
42. 29. San Felipe Ecatepec 209
43. 30. Chamula 213
44. 31. Huistán 216
45. 32. Aguacatenango 218
46. 33. Teopisca 221
47. 34. Amatenango del Valle 225
48. 35. San Sebastián, Chiapa de Indios (Chiapa de Corzo) 227
49. PART VII ARCHITECTURE OF THE DOMINICAN PARISH OF COMITAN, 1575- ca. 1700
50. Introduction 233
51. 36. Santo Domingo, Comitán 235
52. 37. Escuintenango 239
53. 38. Coapa. Church and Chapel 244
54. 39. Aquespala 249
55. 40. Zapaluta 254
56. 41. Coneta 258
57. PART VIII THE ARCHITECTURE OF SAN CRISTOBAL IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
58. Introduction 271
59. 42. La Caridad 273
60. 43. The Painted Arch of La Merced 279
61. 44. El Calvario 284
62. 45. La Quinta del Aserradero 286
63. 46. Casa de Diego Mazariegos (?) 290
64. PART IX THE AFTERLIFE OF THE COLONIAL STYLE IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
65. Introduction 293
66. 47. Post-Colonial Buildings 295
67. Bibliography and Abbreviations 299
68. Catalog of Documents from the Archivo General de Centro América, Guatemala, C.A., cited in the Text 305
69. Index 315
70. Illustrations 321