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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Fortified Town of Campeche' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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| Alberto Acuxc3xb1a Ongay International AirportIATA CodeCPEICAO CodeMMCPWebsiteOfficial Campeche Website UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameHistoric Fortified Town of CampecheTypeCulturalCriteriaii, ivDesignated1999 (23rd session)Referencexc2xa0no.895State Partyxc2xa0MexicoRegionLatin America and the Caribbean | WIKI |
| The town of that time was built around a square occupied solely by the pillory, a column that served as a symbol of power and Spanish justice. | WIKI |
| Maritime trade conditioned the development of the town, so it was designed with a Renaissance model: a regular trace in checkerboard around an eccentric square that, according to the ordinances of the Spanish Crown, should serve for parties and ceremonies, oriented around its bay. | WIKI |
| Once established Francisco de Montejo y Lexc3xb3n "el Mozo" in the town, the city became the base of operations for the conquest of the rest of Yucatxc3xa1n (1542xe2x80x931546) which led to the occupation of Ichkanzihxc3xb3o (Th'o), the old city of the Itzxc3xa1es. | WIKI |
| A very feared pirate in the town of Campeche was Laurens de Graaf or Lorencillo, who was Dutch and had served the king of Spain fighting filibusters. | WIKI |
| In 1685 he attacked and took the town of Campeche and twenty other towns in the area. | WIKI |
| The first project was presented in 1772 before the possible elevation to the title of city of the town of San Francisco de Campeche, when requested by the Cabildo de Campeche in a contest for the election of shield de Armas. | WIKI |
| The shield was approved by his majesty Carlos III of Spain with the certificate of: "the City Title is granted to the town of San Francisco de Campeche." | WIKI |
| It is an indigenous dance characteristic of the town of Lerma. | WIKI |
| The dancers embellish themselves with their heels and infect the spectator, with the bullanguera chant of an ancient town that has managed to project a personality across seas and continents. | WIKI |
| The Fort of San Miguel was built to defend the town against the attack of pirates during the 17th and 18th centuries. | WIKI |
| The Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, located in the State of Campeche, was founded in the 16th century on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, in the Maya region of Ah-Kim-Pech by Spanish conquerors. | UNESCO |
| Its commercial and military importance made it the second biggest town in the Gulf of Mexico, after Mxc3xa9rida. | UNESCO |
| The walls enclose an irregular hexagon corresponding to the defensive belt encircling the town. | UNESCO |
| In the 19th century, the town endowed itself with a fine theatre, harmonized with the urban fabric. | UNESCO |
| In the 20th century, the traditional areas of the town centre were little affected by the modernization movement owing to a relative slackening of the economy. | UNESCO |
| The area of historic monuments is in the shape of an uneven polygon spread over 181xc2xa0ha, including 45xc2xa0ha surrounded by walls, with the town stretching out on each side, following the configuration of the coast and the relief. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The harbour town of Campeche is an urbanization model of a Baroque colonial town, with its checkerboard street plan; the defensive walls surrounding its historic centre reflect the influence of the military architecture in the Caribbean. | UNESCO |