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Plaza de Armas

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Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas
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Sunday12am - 12am
Monday12am - 12am
Tuesday12am - 12am
Wednesday12am - 12am
Thursday12am - 12am
Friday12am - 12am
Saturday12am - 12am


The Plaza de Armas is the name for the main square in many Hispanic American cities. In the central region of Mexico this space is known as El Zócalo and in Central America as Parque Central . While some large cities have both a Plaza de Armas and a Plaza Mayor, in most cities those are two names for the same place. Most cities constructed by the Spanish conquistadores were designed in a standard military fashion, based on a grid pattern taken from the Roman castrum, of which one of the blocks would be left vacant to form the Plaza de Armas. It is often surrounded by governmental buildings, churches, and other structures of cultural or political significance. The name derives from the fact that this would be a refuge in case of an attack upon the city, from which arms would be supplied to the defenders.
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