Cartagena
City
Fortified Caribbean port in northern Colombia, a chief Spanish colonial harbour, retaken by Spanish forces after a long siege in 1815.
Held by
- 1789 – September 27, 1819 Viceroyalty of New Granada
- October 9, 1820 – August 29, 1821 Spain
- August 30, 1821 – November 18, 1831 Gran Colombia
- since November 19, 1831 Colombia
Events here 1
- August 26 – December 6, 1815 Siege of Cartagena (1815)