▁for ▁a ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁King , ▁V iana ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁with ▁some ▁families ▁and ▁head ▁towards ▁Por te z uel o . ▁It ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁M ald on ado ▁was ▁founded . ▁V iana ▁later ▁left ▁the ▁settlement , ▁leaving ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁with ▁animals ▁and ▁sufficient ▁supplies ▁to ▁live . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁grow ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁prof its ▁from ▁growing ▁cro ps ▁and ▁raising ▁liv est ock . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁ 2 0 ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁brought ▁ 7 ▁ind igen ous ▁families ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁small ▁village ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁population ▁grow . ▁He ▁also ▁moved ▁the ▁settlement ▁to ▁their ▁current ▁site . ▁The ▁buildings ▁that ▁are ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁town ▁square ▁in ▁M ald on ado ▁today , ▁including ▁the ▁c athedral , ▁are ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁traditional ▁Spanish ▁style , ▁giving ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁Spanish ▁royal ty ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁growth ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁M ald on ado . ▁In ▁May ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁grown ▁and ▁the ▁vill agers ▁gave ▁Don ▁Luis ▁Est re mer a ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁city ▁council , ▁thus ▁leg ally ▁establish ing ▁the ▁city ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁after ▁V iana ▁had ▁founded ▁it . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁attempts , ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁an ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁and ▁approved ▁ 8 ▁days ▁later