Plaza de la Constitución

Laid out in 1573 under Spanish Royal Ordinances, the Plaza de la Constitución is the oldest public space in America — and it has never stopped being used as one. The square anchors St. Augustine's historic district, bordered by the Cathedral Basilica, Trinity Episcopal, and the Government House. Its monuments accumulate history in layers: an obelisk marking a Spanish constitutional moment, a public market that has operated since the 1500s, and a bronze tribute to those who marched for civil rights here.