Plaza Salcedo: Vigan City's Central Park or "Plaza"
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(DSC04858a) When Juan de Salcedo founded Vigan in 1572, he decided that the best urban plan that should be followed is that of the Intramuros or walled city in Manila. There were not many to copy from since Vigan (or Ciudad Fernandina de Vigan, as it was earlier named) was amongst the earliest settlements built by the Spaniards in the country. The urban planners of the Spanish government also followed a basic pattern that can be observed in most old towns in the country, whose establishment dates back to the Spanish colonial period. This pattern is detailed in the "Ley de las Indias" (Law of the Indies) put into force in the 18th century. Under the Law of the Indies, streets were to follow a grid pattern, the center of which is a "plaza" or central park. In Vigan, the central park is the Plaza Salcedo. Next to it are the administrative buildings, the "Casa Real" (provincial administrative office, now the provincial capitol) and the "municipio" (municipal hall, but now the city hall). A stone’s throw away are the religious buildings: the seminary of the archdiocese, the Arzobispado or archbishop’s palace, and the St. Paul’s Cathedral. Beside these religious structures is the church-run school, the Saint Paul’s College, which in the olden times was called the Colegio de Ninas. (Taken from http://www.vigan.ph/urban_planning.html)
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