Historic Fortified Town of Campeche

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The Historic Fortified Town of Campeche is a UNESCO World Heritage colonial port city on Mexico’s Gulf coast, renowned for its well-preserved bastions, walls, and colorful historic center built to defend against pirate attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
fortified town
historic city
builtFor defense against pirate attacks
colonialPower Spain
country Mexico
governingBody World Heritage Committee
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Committee
hasColorCharacteristic colorful facades
hasPart Baluarte de San Carlos
Baluarte de San Francisco
Baluarte de San José
Baluarte de San Juan
Baluarte de San Pedro
Baluarte de Santa Rosa
Baluarte de Santiago
Baluarte de la Soledad
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fuerte de San Miguel
Puerta de Mar
Puerta de Tierra
bastions of Campeche
cathedral of Campeche
city walls of Campeche
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche self-linksurface differs
surface form: fortifications of Campeche

Historic Fortified Town of Campeche self-linksurface differs
surface form: historic center of Campeche

plaza principal of Campeche
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtectionStatus protected historic center
historicalFunction colonial port city
inscriptionReason outstanding example of a fortified colonial town in the Americas
inscriptionYear 1999
locatedIn Campeche state
surface form: Campeche (state)

Yucatán Peninsula
locatedInTimeZone UTC−06:00
locatedOn Gulf of Mexico
notableFor Spanish colonial architecture
defensive military architecture
intact urban layout
well-preserved fortifications
partOf City of Campeche
periodOfSignificance 17th century
18th century
region Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCOWorldHeritageAreaType urban ensemble
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 895

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Campeche heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Spanish Caribbean defensive system hasPart Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
this entity surface form: Campeche fortifications
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche hasPart Historic Fortified Town of Campeche self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: fortifications of Campeche
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche hasPart Historic Fortified Town of Campeche self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: historic center of Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) partOf Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: walled city of Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) partOf Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: fortifications of Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) partOfUNESCOSite Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) connectedTo Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: city walls of Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) locatedInHistoricCenter Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: Historic Centre of Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) hasNameInSpanish Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: Baluartes de Campeche
Baluartes (bastions) hasNameInEnglish Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: Bastions of Campeche
Museo de Arquitectura Maya nearbyCulturalContext Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
this entity surface form: Campeche historic center
Museo de la Ciudad de Campeche mainTheme Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
this entity surface form: fortifications of Campeche
Museo de la Ciudad de Campeche locatedInHeritageSite Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Fuerte de San José el Alto partOf Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
this entity surface form: Fortified Town of Campeche
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception partOf Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Campeche state hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Campeche
Campeche state hasFortification Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
subject surface form: Campeche
this entity surface form: city walls of Campeche