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1536
(1536)
The San Felipe de Barajas Castle is located on a hill called San Lázaro and was built by the Spaniards. -
(1697)
He suffered constant attacks from the English and French, being the French commander of Pointis who took the castle -
(1741)
Blas de Lezo (his executioner and protector of the town) defended the city valiantly with only 3600 men and six ships of attack, the pirate Vernon who had been entrusted with the mission to attack and destroy the city accompanied by a troop It exceeded 27,000 soldiers, along with 186 ships and 2,000 cannons lost in its attempt. -
(1798)
The construction had an approximate cost of 13 235 pesos of gold and the culmination of the works occurred in 1798 -
(1984)
Unesco included the Historical Center of the city of Cartagena de Indias, its fortifications and the San Felipe de Barajas castle on the list of World Heritage Sites. -
(1990)
some work was done to give a better look to the outside of the fort. The National Institute of Roads (INVIAS) was the organism that economically supported the restoration project that presented at that time an estimated cost of 350,000,000 Colombian pesos. -
(2007)
the newspaper published a series of surveys to determine which were the most important and representative structures in Colombia. Finally, the architectural complex of the walls of Cartagena occupied the fourth place and was selected as one of the seven wonders of Colombia; obtained a total of 4389 votes, from 8421 readers. -
(2012)
it was the scene of the welcome dinner at the celebration of the VI Summit of the Americas.
