View of Campeche, showing Cathedral and part of old city fortifications

Campeche is a city of Mexico located at 19°85′ N 90°53′ W, on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The city's population estimate for 2002 was 230,910 people. Campeche, view of Cathedral and old city fortifications, my photo, 1980 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Campeche, view of Cathedral and old city fortifications, my photo, 1980 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... City lights from space. ... Gulf of Mexico. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the preexisting Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech. The Pre-Columbian city was described as having 3,000 houses and various monuments, of which little trace remains. Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who achieved the Conquista (this Spanish term is generally accepted by historians), i. ... The Maya are people of southern Mexico and northern Central America (Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador) with some 3,000 years of history. ... The term Pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the New World in the era before significant European influence. ...

The city retains many of the old colonial Spanish city walls and fortifications which protected the city (not always successfully) from pirates and buccaneers. The state of preservation and quality of its architecture earned it the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. The main sites of the fortification are the Puerta de la tierra (door to the land) and the Puerta del mar (door to the sea). Originally, the Spaniards lived inside the walled city, while the natives lived in the surrounding barrios of San Fransisco, Guadalupe and San Roman. These barrios still retain their original churches; the one in Guadalupe is almost 500 years old. A pirate digging for treasure. ... Buccaneer is a term that was used in the later 17th century in the Caribbean Islands. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage committee. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Campeche was the principal port of Yucatán until the mid-19th century, when it was overtaken by Sisal, and then Progreso. It was historically the second largest and most important city in the Peninsula (after Mérida) until the end of the 20th century and the increased development in Quintana Roo. In the 1840s the city had a population of about 21,000. The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sisal is a seaport town in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. ... Progreso is a port city in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, located on the Gulf of Mexico in the north-west of the state at 21°28′ N 89°67′ W, some 45 minutes north of the state capital of Mérida by highway. ... Cathedral on the Plaza Mayor, the oldest in North America [1]. Mérida is the capital city of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Other Mexican States Capital Chetumal Other major cities Cancún Cozumel list of municipalities Area 50,212 km² Ranked 19th Population (2000 census) 873,800 Ranked 29th Governor of Quintana Roo (2005-2011) Félix González Cantú (PRI) Federal Deputies (2) PRI = 2 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PAN = 1... Events and Trends Technology First use of anaesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ...