Apr 26, 2021 · The city of Cartagena was founded on 1 June 1533 by Spanish commander Pedro de Heredia, who took over an abandoned Amerindian Caribbean village ...

Apr 15, 2024 · Founded in 1533, Cartagena de Indias gained fame after the mid-16th century when great fleets stopped annually to take on gold and other ...

Cartagena de Indias was founded on 1 June 1533 by Spanish commander Pedro de Heredia, in the former seat of the indigenous Caribbean Calamarí village. Most of ...

Pedro De Heredia, a Spanish commander, founded Cartagena on June 1, 1553. The commander took over Calamari, an abandoned Amerindian village, and started the ...

Jul 8, 2021 · Established in 1533 by Pedro de Heredia, Cartagena was originally a settlement. It became an important trading destination and one of the main ...

Oct 28, 2018 · Cartagena was officially founded and settled under the Spanish Empirein 1533, by Don Pedro de Heredia and took its name from the Spanish city ...

Jul 11, 2018 · Cartagena was founded on June 1, 1533 by Spaniard Pedro de Heredia. He and the other members of his founding party named their newly founded ...

Nov 17, 2015 · One of South America's oldest colonial cities, Cartagena was founded in 1533, its wealth built on slavery, sugar, and gold. More than seven ...

Cartagena de Indias is a Colombian city located on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. It was founded by the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Heredia on June 1, 1533.