{"slug": "cartagena-colombia", "label": "Cartagena, Colombia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartagena%2C_Colombia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657461", "qid": "Q657461", "description": "city in Bolívar Department, Colombia", "entries": 10, "years": 8, "span": [1533, 1990], "span_label": ["1533 CE", "1990 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Cartagena de Indias"], "related": [{"slug": "president-of-colombia", "label": "President of Colombia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "war-of-the-spanish-succession", "label": "War of the Spanish Succession", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "spanish-treasure-fleet", "label": "Spanish treasure fleet", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "colombia", "label": "Colombia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "president-of-the-united-states", "label": "President of the United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "president-of-peru", "label": "President of Peru", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "president-of-bolivia", "label": "President of Bolivia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-h-w-bush", "label": "George H. W. Bush", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "peru", "label": "Peru", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "venezuela", "label": "Venezuela", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1533, "year_label": "1533 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – Cartagena, Colombia, is founded by Pedro de Heredia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359627731#April–June", "title": "1533", "revid": 1359627731, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1633, "year_label": "1633 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 9", "text": "December 9 – Francisco de Murga, Spain's Governor of the South American province of Cartagena (now in Colombia), crushes a revolt by escaped African slaves in an attack against the palenque of Limón. De Murga captures 80 residents, and, after a trial, has 13 executed, with the drawing and quartering of their bodies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369169348#October–December", "title": "1633", "revid": 1369169348, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1697, "year_label": "1697 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – General Bernard Desjean, Baron de Pointis of France carries out an attack and pillaging of the Spanish South American fort of Cartagena de Indias (now in Colombia) with 1,200 soldiers and 650 pirate mercenaries. The French attackers overwhelm the city for the next 18 days. The Baron reneges on a contract to share the wealth with the pirates, who will come back to Cartagena a second time and makes a more violent attack.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355431044#April–June", "title": "1697", "revid": 1355431044, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1708, "year_label": "1708 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 8", "text": "June 8 – War of the Spanish Succession: Wager's Action, a naval confrontation, takes place between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet off Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea. Spanish galleon San José explodes and sinks with the loss of almost all her 600 crew and an estimated 8.8 million ounces troy weight in gold; her wreck is located in 2015.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360122845#January–June", "title": "1708", "revid": 1360122845, "section": "Events › January–June"}}, {"year": 1708, "year_label": "1708 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 8", "text": "8 June – War of the Spanish Succession: Wager's Action, a naval confrontation, takes place between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet off Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea. Spanish galleon San José explodes and sinks with the loss of almost all her 600 crew and an estimated 8.8 million ounces troy weight in gold; her wreck is located in 2015.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360123116#Events", "title": "1708 in Great Britain", "revid": 1360123116, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – Capture of the galleon San Joaquin: Spanish galleon San Joaquin in a treasure fleet sailing from Cartagena de Indias (modern-day Colombia) to Spain surrenders after an engagement with five British ships.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364260988#July–September", "title": "1711", "revid": 1364260988, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1711, "year_label": "1711 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 7", "text": "7 August – capture of the galleon San Joaquin: Spanish galleon San Joaquin in a treasure fleet sailing from Cartagena de Indias (modern-day Colombia) to Spain surrenders after an engagement with five British ships.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835709#Events", "title": "1711 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835709, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1741, "year_label": "1741 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 13", "text": "March 13 – The British Royal Navy takes 180 warships, frigates and transport vessels, led by Admiral Edward Vernon, to threaten Cartagena, Colombia, with more than 27,000 crew against the 3,600 defenders.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360183595#January–March", "title": "1741", "revid": 1360183595, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1828, "year_label": "1828 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 18", "text": "March 18 – Simón Bolívar, President of Colombia (and former President of Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia), departs from the capital at Bogotá in order to help his ally, General José Antonio Páez, suppress an uprising near the Venezuelan border, but is sidetracked by another rebellion in Cartagena.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371323922#January–March", "title": "1828", "revid": 1371323922, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – In Cartagena, Colombia, a summit is held between President of the United States George H. W. Bush, President of Bolivia Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Colombia Virgilio Barco Vargas, and President of Peru Alan García. The leaders pledge additional cooperation in fighting international drug trafficking.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#February", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › February"}}]}