Cartagena de Indias defensive system

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cultural heritage site defensive fortification system military architecture ensemble

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cartagena de Indias defensive system canonical	1
Port, Fortresses and Monuments of Cartagena	1

Statements (126)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site ⓘ defensive fortification system ⓘ military architecture ensemble ⓘ
architecturalStyle	bastion fort ⓘ star fort elements ⓘ
constructedBy	Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
currentUse	historical monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
hasPart	Bastion of El Cabrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of El Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of El Reducto NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of El Ángel NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Aduana NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Artillería NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Bomba NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Contaduría NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Cruz Chica NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Cruz Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Media Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Merced NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Muralla NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de El Cabrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de El Príncipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de El Reducto NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de El Ángel NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de La Media Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de La Serrezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de La Tenaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Felipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Nicolás NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Pablo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Sebastián NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de San Toribio NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Ana NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Bárbara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Isabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santa Teresa NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de Tierra NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Aduana NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Artillería NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Boca del Puente NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Media Luna NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta de la Muralla NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta del Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Puerta del Reloj NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Serrezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of La Tenaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Felipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Felipe Neri NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Francisco Javier NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Francisco de Asís NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Ignacio NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San José NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Lorenzo del Boquerón NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Matías NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Miguel de Chambacú NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Nicolás NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Pablo NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Pedro Apóstol NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Pedro Mártir NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Roque NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of San Toribio NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santa Ana NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santa Bárbara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santa Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santa Isabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santa Teresa NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastion of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Castillo San Felipe de Barajas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort San Fernando de Bocachica NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort San José de Bocachica NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo NERFINISHED ⓘ city walls of Cartagena ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO criterion (iv) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Bolívar Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean coast of Colombia ⓘ Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	Colombian government NERFINISHED ⓘ local authorities of Cartagena ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ coral stone ⓘ lime mortar ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableEvent	British siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish West Indies defensive network NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Spanish Caribbean defensive system → hasPart → Cartagena de Indias defensive system ⓘ

Bolívar Department → hasHeritageSite → Cartagena de Indias defensive system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Port, Fortresses and Monuments of Cartagena