Antigua Guatemala ăntē´gwə gwätəmä´lə  Span äntē´gwä gwätāmä´lä [key] [Span =Old Guatemala] or Antigua  town (1991 pop 58 114)  S central Guatemala It is the capital of Sacatepéquez dept Founded in 1542 by survivors from nearby Ciudad Vieja  which had been destroyed by a volcanic mud and debris flow and earthquake  Antigua Guatemala became the third capital of Spanish Guatemala