Portobelo
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Portobelo is a historic Caribbean port town in present-day Panama that served as a key Spanish colonial hub for shipping South American silver and goods to Europe.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic port
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settlement → town → |
| attackedBy |
British forces
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pirates → privateers → |
| builtFeature |
Customs House of Portobelo
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Fort San Fernando → Fort San Jerónimo → Fort Santiago de la Gloria → |
| colonialPower |
Spain
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| connectedTo |
Panama City by colonial overland routes
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
Panama
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| economy |
tourism
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| eraOfGreatestImportance |
Spanish colonial period
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| foundedBy |
Spanish colonists
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| hasClimate |
tropical rainforest climate
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| heritageStatus |
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo"
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| historicalRole |
Spanish colonial port
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key hub for shipping South American silver to Europe → transshipment point for goods between the Americas and Europe → |
| knownFor |
Black Christ of Portobelo
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colonial fortifications → historic customs houses → ruins of colonial warehouses → |
| language |
Spanish
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| locatedIn |
Central America
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Colón Province → Isthmus of Panama → |
| locatedOn |
Caribbean Sea
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northern coast of Panama → |
| near |
Portobelo National Park
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| partOf |
Portobelo District
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| region |
Caribbean Panama
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousEvent |
Black Christ festival
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| servedAs |
Atlantic outlet for Peruvian silver
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Caribbean terminus of the Camino Real from Panama City → |
| strategicImportance |
defense of Spanish trade routes in the Caribbean
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node in the Spanish treasure fleet system → |
| subregion |
Caribbean region of Panama
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| tourismAttractionType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism → |
| transportRole |
historical transshipment port between Pacific and Atlantic
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| UNESCOInscriptionYear |
1980
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| UNESCOSiteType |
cultural
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| usedBy |
Spanish Empire
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