Granada and Santa Fe

After Granada was taken over by the Catholics, the character of the city began to change. Over the course of the 16th century, it took on more Catholic characteristics, including the transformation of mosques into Catholic churches. Areas were demolished to make room for new Catholic institutions. This reflects the Spanish colonization of Tenochtitlan which was destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up with Catholic buildings as well. Santa Fe was taken over in the same manner and built according to a grid plan for maximum control.
From what I can see on Google Maps, Granada seems to be a mixture of organic and grid plan. It looks like a poorly done job of what was meant to be a grid plan actually. The sections are somewhat square and rectangular but they vary in shape and size and don't follow a precise pattern. From the photo below, we can see the idea of monolithic churches as signifiers happening within the main part of the city. There is also a plaza area which, from what we've learned, would commonly be used for communal gathering spaces.

Santa Fe looks a little bit neater when it comes to the idea of the grid plan. It has a less organic feel and a tighter, more controlled structure. This makes sense knowing that this city was built in this manner for recapturing Granada. Although still a grid plan, it has a more organic feel to it than other city centers we have seen, such as those in Mesoamerican times - the very rigid structure of the Wari or the colonized area of Timgad. Compared to Granada, though, it does follow a much more strict set up, as we can see with the photo of Santa Fe below. 

Perhaps because Granada was the main prize for the Spanish, the structure is less grid-like because it was the place they wanted to create a new grand capital. Santa Fe seems like a side project or aid in the conquering of Granada and reflects the colonized locations of many cities taken over by the Roman empire. Perhaps Granada was meant to show off the city-restructuring skills of the Spanish, and Santa Fe emphasized their overarching power and control over nearby cities.