La ordenanza de Felipe II del año 1573 y la construcción de ciudades coloniales españolas en la América

The earliest European settlement in the New World, the Spanish fort Navidad, was built on orders of Cristobal Colon in the 15th Century. In 1519 Veracruz was built was built on Mexican shores. The number of newly founded settlements and cities grew quickly. Some of them were built on top of pre-Columbian settlements, but much of the spatial planning was influenced by Spanish practices. The Importance of ancient European authors like Vitruvius can be seen for example in the Mexico DF. Such urban planning theories were formally embedded into urban planning and urban rights establishment by the crucial Decree of Felipe II of 13th of July, 1573. The document influenced Spanish urban planning until the end of the Spanish rule. English abstract/description written by Michał Gilewski