Analysis of urban net of Villa Rica del Espiritu Santo (1589-1632) / Fênix - PR.

Abstract

The main aims of this research are to recover the everyday life elements and analyze the net of the Spanish colony called Villa Rica del Espiritu Santo, in the period between 1589 and 1632. Historical and archeological data were used for the research, as there is a large number of historical documents from the sixteenth and the seventeenth century, and the ruins have been studied by since 1865. The ruins of urban area of Villa Rica second foundation have 300.000m2, and a spatial disposition like a chessboard, where the streets cross in right angles. Nowadays Villa Rica are located in Parque Estadual de Vila Rica do Espírito Santo, in Fênix , Paraná State, Brazil.