Santiago de Guatemala: Residential Patterns and Domestic Water Service, Early Seventeenth Century
| Neighborhood . | Percentage of Spanish households, 1604 (n = 762) . | Percentage of alcabala burden, 1604 (n = 1,809 pesos) . | Percentage of identified water titleholders, 1617 (n = 37) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| City center | |||
| Plaza Mayor | 13.8 | 25.3 | 13.5 |
| northwest | 11.7 | 14.0 | 24.3 |
| northeast | 10.9 | 31.2 | 37.8 |
| east | 9.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| southeast | 9.4 | 8.5 | 16.2 |
| southwest | 11.7 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Santa Lucía | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| San Sebastián | 15.6 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Santo Domingo | 10.0 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| San Francisco | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Neighborhood . | Percentage of Spanish households, 1604 (n = 762) . | Percentage of alcabala burden, 1604 (n = 1,809 pesos) . | Percentage of identified water titleholders, 1617 (n = 37) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| City center | |||
| Plaza Mayor | 13.8 | 25.3 | 13.5 |
| northwest | 11.7 | 14.0 | 24.3 |
| northeast | 10.9 | 31.2 | 37.8 |
| east | 9.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| southeast | 9.4 | 8.5 | 16.2 |
| southwest | 11.7 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Santa Lucía | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| San Sebastián | 15.6 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Santo Domingo | 10.0 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| San Francisco | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0 |
Sources: David L. Jickling, “The Vecinos of Santiago de Guatemala in 1604,” in Estudios del reino de Guatemala: Homenaje al profesor S. D. Markman, Duncan Kinkead, ed. (Seville, 1985), Fig. 1; AGCA, A1-2250-16,336 (1617) and reconstruction based on data from same in letter from Jickling to author, June 8, 1981.