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