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History - Cartagena de Indias - Colonial Period

Colonial Period of Cartagena


From the birth of Cartagena de Indias in 1533 to the Declaration of Absolute Independence from Spain in 1811, almost three centuries went by in the Colony Period, when Cartagena was one of the most important cities of the Spanish Crown in american land.

This primacy made it object of rival powers, which didn't scrimp efforts to site, loot, and destroy the city. The noble and loyal city of Cartagena de Indias would write many pages in the history of the new world, standing out for the courage of its governors and people.


Historical Facts during the Colony

Rodrigo de Bastidas discovers the Bay of Cartagena (1501) Foundation of Cartagena (1533)
The Assault of Robert Baal (1544) The Assault of Martin Cote (1559)
The Assault of John Hawkins (1568) Cartagena is given the Title of City and a Coat of Arms (1574)
The Assault of Francis Drake (1586) The Inquisition comes to Cartagena (1610)
The Assault of the Baron de Pointis (1697) The Assault of Admiral Vernon (1741)
Cartagena de Indias and its fortification process (Centuries XVI, XVII and XVIII)  

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