Plaza de la Iglesia

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Plaza de la Iglesia is the former name of the central public square now known as Plaza de Armas, a historic focal point of civic and social life in many Spanish-speaking cities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Plaza de la Iglesia canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public square ⓘ
urban open space ⓘ
associatedWith Catholic Church ⓘ
Spanish colonial urbanism ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of community identity ⓘ
venue for civic ceremonies ⓘ
venue for religious festivities ⓘ
formerNameOf Plaza de Armas ⓘ
hasFunction civic center ⓘ
marketplace ⓘ
social gathering place ⓘ
historicalRole focal point of civic life ⓘ
focal point of social life ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Spanish-speaking cities ⓘ
nameMeaning Church Square ⓘ
oftenRenamedAs Plaza de Armas ⓘ
predecessorOf Plaza de Armas ⓘ
spatialRelation usually located at town center ⓘ
timePeriod historical name predating Plaza de Armas usage ⓘ
typicalFeature central church ⓘ
municipal buildings nearby ⓘ
open pedestrian space ⓘ
urbanPlanningRole main square in historic town layout ⓘ
usedAsNameIn various Spanish colonial towns ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plaza de Armas → formerlyKnownAs → Plaza de la Iglesia ⓘ
Bornos → hasSquare → Plaza de la Iglesia ⓘ
Plaza de Armas, Havana → formerName → Plaza de la Iglesia ⓘ