GUATEMALA CITY. 
Data for the Tourist.. 
The first capital of the district subsequently known 
as Kingdom of Guatemala was established by Pedro de Alva- 
rado, in the Indian town of Iximiche, July 25, 1524, the 
day of the patron saint of the conquistadores, and for 
taetercusen it was named "Santiago de los Caballeros de 
Guatemala." (St. James of the Gentlemen of Guatemala. ) 
But a new Capital was formally founded on November 22, 
1527, by Jorge de Alvarado, temporarily in charge of 
the government, while Pedro was in Spain, to which the 
same name was given as to the original settlement - 
Santiago de Guatemala. The city thus formally founded 
was located in the valley of Almalonga. But fourteen 
years later this city was. overwhelmed by a flood of 
water Pushing down the sldpes of Volcan de Agua, av 
whose feet it nestled. The site is occupied by an 
Indian village, under the name of Ciudad Vieja, and 
contains the ruins of the palace of Dona Beatriz de 
la Cueva, the widow of Alvarado. .In 1541 the ruined 
city was abandoned and a site selected about two miles 
distant, where Antigua now stands. Here for two 
hundred and thirty years the indomitable Spaniards 
labored incessantly in the building of a fine city, 
