Baluartes (bastions)

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Baluartes (bastions) are the defensive stone fortifications that form part of the historic walled system protecting the city of Campeche in Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bastion
cultural heritage site
fortification
builtBy Spanish colonial authorities
connectedTo Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
surface form: city walls of Campeche

gates of Campeche
constructedDuring 17th century
18th century
country Mexico
currentUse museum space
tourist attraction
hasArchitecturalStyle bastion fort
early modern military architecture
hasFunction city protection
defensive structure
hasNameInEnglish Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
surface form: Bastions of Campeche
hasNameInSpanish Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
surface form: Baluartes de Campeche
hasPart Baluarte de la Soledad
surface form: Baluarte de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

Baluarte de San Carlos
Baluartes (bastions) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baluarte de San Carlos II (Puerta de Mar bastion)

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
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion (ii)
UNESCO cultural criterion (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn City of Campeche
surface form: Campeche City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Campeche state
surface form: State of Campeche
locatedInHistoricCenter Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
surface form: Historic Centre of Campeche
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
locatedOn Gulf Coast of Mexico
surface form: Gulf of Mexico coast
materialUsed stone
partOf Spanish colonial defensive system in the Gulf of Mexico
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
surface form: fortifications of Campeche

Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
surface form: walled city of Campeche
partOfUNESCOSite Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
significantFor history of piracy in the Gulf of Mexico
preservation of colonial military architecture
urban history of Campeche
tourismRegion Yucatán Peninsula
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1999
usedFor military defense
protection against pirate attacks

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Campeche hasFortification Baluartes (bastions)
Baluartes (bastions) hasPart Baluartes (bastions) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Baluartes of Campeche
this entity surface form: Baluarte de San Carlos II (Puerta de Mar bastion)