747 UY - Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (1985)

Brief Description

"Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic importance in resisting the Spanish. After being disputed for a century, it was finally lost by its founders. The well-preserved urban landscape illustrates the successful fusion of the Portuguese, Spanish and post-colonial styles."

萨拉门多移民镇的历史区

"1680年，葡萄牙人在拉普拉塔联邦兴建了萨拉门多小镇，起到了战略上防御西班牙帝国侵略的作用。经过一个世纪的争夺，小镇终于落在西班牙人手中。萨拉门多保留了小镇的原貌，其建筑亦庄亦谐，整个小镇是葡萄牙、西班牙和已经成为历史的殖民地时代建筑风格的完美融合。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/747

Courtesy of gringalais from postcrossing forum

sent from Chile, with stamps showing another Chilean UNESCO site Valparaíso