Monasterio de Santo Domingo, Antigua Guatemala explained

Convent and Church of the Order of Preachers
Map Type:	Antigua Guatemala
Location:	Antigua Guatemala,
Architectural Style:	Spanish seismic baroque
Owner:	Private property
Demolition Date:	1751 earthquake Santa Marta earthquake in 1773
Relief:	yes
Coordinates:	14.5586°N -90.7268°W

Santo Domingo Church and Monastery is a ruined monastery in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. Its history can be traced back to 1538 when the Dominicans arrived in Guatemala. It had two towers with ten bells and the monastery was filled with treasures. The monastery was destroyed in the 1773 Santa Marta earthquake. Today, part of the ruins have been transformed into a hotel, the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo.^[1]

Further reading

• Web site: Antigua Guatemala online. Arquitectos de Antigua Guatemala. 2004. antiguaguatemalaonline.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20040515184554/http://www.antiguaguatemalaonline.com/ArquitectosSpa.htm. 15 May 2004. es.
• Book: Cadena, Felipe. Breve descripción de la noble ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala y puntual noticia de su lamentable ruina ocasionada de un violento terremoto el día veintinueve de julio de 1773. Oficina de Antonio Sánchez Cubillas. 1774. Mixco, Guatemala. es.
• Appleton's guide to Mexico, including a chapter on Guatemala, and a complete English-Spanish vocabulary. Conkling. Alfred R.. Nueva York. D. Appleton and Company. 1884.
• Melchor Toledo. Johann Estuardo. El arte religioso de la Antigua Guatemala, 1773-1821; crónica de la emigración de sus imágenes. Tesis doctoral en Historia del Arte. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 2011. México, D.F.. 10 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217153655/http://132.248.9.195/ptd2012/febrero/0677645/0677645_A1.PDF. 17 December 2014. es.

Notes and References

1. http://www.antiguaguatemalaonline.com/SantoDomingoE.htm Antigua Guatemala Online