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Cartagena   /kˌɑrtədʒˈinə/   Listen
Cartagena

noun
1.
A port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean.
2.
A port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean.



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"Cartagena" Quotes from Famous Books



... when his Hands Nombre de Dios, Cartagena, Hispaniola, With Cuba and the rest of those faire Sisters, The mermaydes of those Seas, whose golden strings Give him his sweetest musicke, when they by Drake And his brave Ginges[10] were ravishd; when these red apples Were gather'd and brought hither to be payrd— Then the Castilian ...
— A Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II • Various
... your excellency within the confines of our heroic and glorious Cartagena, I present to you a cordial greeting of welcome, in the name of Colombia, of his excellency the President of the Republic, and in ...
— Latin America and the United States - Addresses by Elihu Root • Elihu Root
... figures are taken from a consular report, which gave statistics only for the port of Barranquilla and did not include the total shipments from that port. Shipments from Cartagena, the only other exporting port of any consequence, amounted to 7,836,505 pounds, destination not stated. The Barranquilla figures, in the absence of official statistics, can be taken as fairly representative of the total trade so far as destination is concerned. ...
— All About Coffee • William H. Ukers
... Perez Dasmarinas was corregidor of Murcia and Cartagena in Spain when (in 1589) he was appointed governor of the Philippine Islands. Arriving there in May, 1590, he at once began the task of providing suitable fortifications for Manila, and a body of paid troops in place of the irregular and unpaid soldiers who had ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, V7, 1588-1591 • Emma Helen Blair


Words linked to "Cartagena" :   urban center, Kingdom of Spain, port, Spain, Espana, Republic of Colombia, metropolis, city, Colombia


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