Cartagena de Indias defensive system

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The Cartagena de Indias defensive system is a historic network of fortifications, walls, and bastions in Cartagena, Colombia, built by the Spanish Empire to protect one of its most important Caribbean ports from naval attacks and piracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
defensive fortification system
military architecture ensemble
architecturalStyle bastion fort
star fort elements
constructedBy Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain

Spanish Empire
country Colombia
currentUse historical monument
tourist attraction
hasPart Bastion of El Cabrero
Bastion of El Príncipe
Bastion of El Reducto
Bastion of El Ángel
Bastion of La Aduana
Bastion of La Artillería
Bastion of La Bomba
Bastion of La Contaduría
Bastion of La Cruz
Bastion of La Cruz Chica
linked to: Bastion of La Cruz

Bastion of La Cruz Grande
linked to: Bastion of La Cruz

Bastion of La Marina
Bastion of La Media Luna
Bastion of La Merced
Bastion of La Muralla
Bastion of La Puerta de El Cabrero
Bastion of La Puerta de El Príncipe
Bastion of La Puerta de El Reducto
Bastion of La Puerta de El Ángel
Bastion of La Puerta de La Media Luna
Bastion of La Puerta de La Serrezuela
Bastion of La Puerta de La Tenaza
Bastion of La Puerta de San Diego
Bastion of La Puerta de San Felipe
Bastion of La Puerta de San Francisco
Bastion of La Puerta de San Juan
Bastion of La Puerta de San Nicolás
Bastion of La Puerta de San Pablo
Bastion of La Puerta de San Pedro
Bastion of La Puerta de San Sebastián
Bastion of La Puerta de San Toribio
Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Ana
Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Bárbara
Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Catalina
Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Clara
Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Isabel
Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Teresa
Bastion of La Puerta de Santo Domingo
Bastion of La Puerta de Tierra
Bastion of La Puerta de la Aduana
Bastion of La Puerta de la Artillería
Bastion of La Puerta de la Boca del Puente
Bastion of La Puerta de la Cruz
linked to: Bastion of La Cruz

Bastion of La Puerta de la Marina
Bastion of La Puerta de la Media Luna
Bastion of La Puerta de la Muralla
Bastion of La Puerta del Mar
Bastion of La Puerta del Reloj
Bastion of La Serrezuela
Bastion of La Tenaza
Bastion of San Carlos
Bastion of San Diego
Bastion of San Felipe
Bastion of San Felipe Neri
Bastion of San Francisco Javier
Bastion of San Francisco de Asís
Bastion of San Ignacio
Bastion of San José
Bastion of San Juan
Bastion of San Lorenzo
Bastion of San Lorenzo del Boquerón
Bastion of San Lucas
Bastion of San Matías
Bastion of San Miguel de Chambacú
Bastion of San Nicolás
Bastion of San Pablo
Bastion of San Pedro Apóstol
Bastion of San Pedro Mártir
Bastion of San Roque
Bastion of San Toribio
Bastion of Santa Ana
Bastion of Santa Bárbara
Bastion of Santa Catalina
Bastion of Santa Clara
Bastion of Santa Isabel
Bastion of Santa Teresa
Bastion of Santo Domingo
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
Fort San Fernando de Bocachica
Fort San José de Bocachica
Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo
city walls of Cartagena
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (iv)
UNESCO criterion (vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Bolívar Department
Caribbean coast of Colombia
Cartagena de Indias
linked to: Cartagena, Colombia

Colombia
maintainedBy Colombian government
local authorities of Cartagena
materialUsed brick
coral stone
lime mortar
stone
notableEvent British siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741)
partOf Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Spanish West Indies defensive network
primaryPurpose defense of Cartagena port
protection against naval attacks
protection against piracy
protection against privateers
protection of Spanish colonial trade routes
region Caribbean
significance one of the most extensive fortification systems in the Americas
represents Spanish colonial military engineering
significantPeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
strategicImportance major Caribbean port of the Spanish Empire
touristRegion historic center of Cartagena
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1984
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 285
usedFor defense during Anglo-Spanish conflicts
defense during War of Jenkins' Ear

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Spanish Caribbean defensive system hasPart Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Bolívar Department hasHeritageSite Port, Fortresses and Monuments of Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Colombian War of Independence memorial sites hasPart Baluarte de la Independencia (Cartagena walls sector)
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas defender Spanish colonial garrison at Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Historic Center of Cartagena hasPart fortifications of Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Historic Center of Cartagena hasPart bastions of Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Hill of San Lázaro heritageContext Cartagena fortifications
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Bay of Cartagena protectedBy fortifications of Cartagena de Indias
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena partOf Bay of Cartagena fortification system
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena hasPart Bastions and ramparts of Cartagena
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Juan Bautista Antonelli notableWork fortifications of Cartagena de Indias
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Juan Bautista Antonelli designed defensive system of Cartagena de Indias
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system
Battery of Castillitos partOf Cartagena coastal defense system
linked to: Cartagena de Indias defensive system