Ruins of León Viejo

World Heritage
Nicaragua
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León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop, so its ruins are an outstanding testimony to the social and economic structure of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. In addition, the site has great archaeological potential.

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adjacent station Francisco Hernández de Córdoba Brito del Socorro y Nazareno
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruinas%20leon%20viejo36.jpg
founded by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba Brito del Socorro y Nazareno
executive body León Viejo
official language Province of Nicaragua
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/04ggh51
Commons category León Viejo
inception 1524-06-25T00:00:00Z
coordinate location Point(-86.617222222 12.400555555)
point in time 1931-04-22T00:00:00Z
point in time 1610-01-01T00:00:00Z
capital of Province of Nicaragua
area 31.87
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online

point in time 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
series ordinal 2
start time 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name آثار ليون فيخو
official name Ruins of León Viejo
official name Ruinas de León Viejo
official name Ruines de León Viejo
official name レオン・ビエホ遺跡群
official name Ruïnes van León Viejo
official name Руины города Леон-Вьехо (Старый Леон)
official name 莱昂•别霍遗址
volume as quantity Larousse Encyclopedia online