Spanish colonial cities __________.

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Spanish colonial cities were designed with narrow streets that connected plazas and buildings, and were oriented towards Spain rather than towards their own hinterland. They were centers of political and religious power that served primarily to extract wealth and resources from the surrounding countryside, rather than as manufacturing centers. While the cities were sometimes granted a degree of autonomy, they remained firmly under the control of the Spanish crown. There is no evidence to suggest that they were designed on a circular pattern.

Spanish Colonial Cities __________