02909nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260006400042653001700106653002000123653002300143653001600166653002100182653001300203653002500216653002000241653001400261653002200275653002500297653002100322653001900343653002600362653001900388653001700407100001700424700001400441700002500455245010200480856017000582300001200752490000700764520175600771020002002527                                       d  bInternational Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing10aarchitecture10aCentral America10acultural landscape10aEl Salvador10aGracias (Lempira10aheritage10aHeritage managements10aHistoric centre10aHonduras)10aIndigenous people10aNatural environments10aOn-site analysis10aPaper analysis10aSpanish Colonial City10aTentative List10aUrban growth1 aM.J. Viñals1 aL. Teruel1 aP. Alonso-Monasterio00aThe outstanding universal value of the historic colonial centre of the city of gracias (Honduras)  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090927215&doi=10.5194%2fisprs-archives-XLIV-M-1-2020-565-2020&partnerID=40&md5=17f201074777dbbe8cafa1df80b2c1ad  a565-5720 v543 aThis paper analyses the outstanding universal values, integrity, and authenticity of the city of Gracias (Honduras), as well as its protection and heritage management tools. The main objective is to demonstrate that Gracias meets the UNESCO requirements to qualify as a candidate for inclusion in the International List of the World Heritage Convention (1971). Gracias is a colonial Spanish city, founded in 1536, in the region of Lempira. It had great productive, strategic and administrative importance in Central America, demonstrated in part by its hosting of the  Audiencia de los Confines . The  Audiencia  was the highest court of the Spanish Crown with jurisdiction over the current republics of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the region of Chiapas. The aim of this court was to represent the interests of the indigenous people in these areas. An on-site analysis, diagnosis and assessment of the heritage elements was carried out from architectural, urban planning, historical, and intangible heritage perspectives. Additionally, other similar sites in Central America have been analysed for comparison. Results show that this city meets criterion iv of the World Heritage Convention:  an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history . Furthermore, the city´s heritage assets are well-preserved and most of them remain functional; the indigenous culture is alive; and planning, conservation and managing tools are in use. Currently, Gracias maintains its harmony and life and its respect for the natural environment, creating a cultural landscape that has been maintained for almost 500 years.  a16821750 (ISSN)