Author: Rodolfo Segovia SalasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartagena (Colombia)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Fortifications of Cartagena de Indias
Author: Rodolfo Segovia SalasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartagena (Colombia)
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Fortifications of Cartagena de Indias
Author: Rodolfo SegoviaPublisher: Bilineata Publishing & El Áncora Editores
ISBN: 9585794306
Category : History
Languages : es
Pages : 148
Book Description
OVER A CENTURY OF PEACE HAS FREED Cartagena from its ever-present fear of military attack. Today, its ramparts are picturesque reminders of bygone days; and the presence of the Colombian naval fleet no more than an adornment to a pleasant setting. In Colonial times Cartageneros had a different perception: they lived for over two hundred years under protection of stone structures laid out to discourage the enemy, and for them, the city’s defenses were much more than a quaint sight. Spanish officials and merchants, clergymen and artisans, and even slaves, knew too well that fortresses correctly designed, solidly built, wisely equipped and, of course, well defended were essential for protection of life, honor and property.
Caribbean Fortifications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789586122726
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Fortifications of Cartagena de Indias
Author: Rodolfo Segovia SalasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartagena (Colombia)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
A Brief History of Cartagena
Author: Marco ForeroPublisher: Ariel Colombia
ISBN: 9584280295
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Cartagena has been one of the most important cities in Colombia since its founding in the 16th century and, at certain times, competed with Bogota for political power. A city, founded by Spanish conquerors, that endured the harassment of privateers and pirates. Their attacks made it to build a walled city. Its fortified structure gives the current identity to this coastal city and acts as a magnet for international tourism. This book also talks about the bloody price that Cartagena had to pay during the war of independence for its strategic location and its desire to emancipate from Spainish Empire.
A Fortified Sea
Author: Pedro LuengoPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817361529
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
"Illuminates the role of forts in the greater Caribbean during the long eighteenth century as international powers fought for ascendency"--
The Lake of Stone
Author: Rodolfo Segovia SalasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Las fortificaciones de Cartagena de Indias
Author: Rodolfo Segovia SalasPublisher:
ISBN: 9789583601330
Category : Cartagena (Colombia)
Languages : es
Pages : 190
Book Description
Subsidy-led Growth in a Fortified Port
Author: Adolfo Meisel RocaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartagena (Colombia)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
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