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Tayasal finally came underSpanish rulein1697atthecommand ofMartín deUrsúa.As
was the custom, the Spanish conquerors destroyed the city's temples, pyramids, and art-
work,leavingnotracebehind.Today,thesmallFlorestownplaza,church,andgovernment
buildingssitonthehighestpointinthecityatopwhatwasonceTayasal'sceremonialplaza.
