Monday, October 12, 2009

San Luis Potosi - The Principals Squares

Aranzazú Square

The area that occupies nowadays this small square, is the extreme northwest of the convent of San Francisco and in last times, it was forming a part of the stables of the set.



Plaza de Armas

In the Plaza de Armas the civil architecture and the religious one coexist harmonicly, the architecture of the Viceroyalty and of the Porfiriato with the contemporary one: San Luís's Cathedral, the Palace of Government, the Municipal Palace and the Congress of the State. To the center of the square one finds a kiosk constructed of pink quarry in 1948, in his frieze it produces honoring to eight Mexican musicians.


Plaza de Fundadores

It is the place that the Captain Michael Caldera and the Franciscans chose in 1588 to form(train) the first accession with the name of " San Luís's Place", with groups of Indians guachichiles. Here the San Luís's first temple got up.



Plaza del Carmen

The Plaza of Carmen is one of the most traditional places of San Luís's City , there it is possible to enjoy caresses clowns and musicians.



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