For other places of the same name, see Cartagena. Cartagena is the name of two cities: Cartagena, Spain Cartagena, Colombia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Cartagena is a seaport in southeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, in the autonomous community of Murcia. The coordinates of Cartagena are 37°36′ N 0°59′ W. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Capital Murcia Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 19, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  – Congress seats  – Senate... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ...

It is a walled town and has a fine harbor defended by forts. In the time of Philip II of Spain, it was a major naval seaport of Spain. It's still an important naval seaport and there is a big naval shipyard. Philip II of Spain (Spanish: Felipe II) - (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598), the first King of Spain understood as the whole peninsula of Hispania (r. ...

It was founded about 230 BC by Carthaginian General Hasdrubal as Carthago Nova (New Carthage. Incidentally Qart Hadast, the Punic name of Carthago means "new city".) When it was taken by Scipio in 209 BC it was said to be one of the richest cities in the world. Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC Years: 235 BC 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC - 230 BC - 229 BC 228 BC... A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... Hasdrubal was the name of several Carthaginian generals, among whom the following are the most important: 1. ... Carthago Nova (New Carthage, Carthage already meaning new city in Punic) is the Latin name of the most important Carthaginian coastal trading colony in Spain. ... Punic was a Roman contraction of Phoenician, and was used by the Romans after the Punic wars as an adjective meaning treacherous. In archaeological and linguistic usage, it refers to the later culture and dialect of Carthage and its empire, as distinct from their Phoenician originals. ... Scipio (plural, Scipiones) is a Roman cognomen used by a branch of the Cornelii family. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC - 209 BC - 208 BC 207 BC...

Hannibal got silver from the mines there to carry on the war against Rome. Hannibals feat in crossing the Alps with war elephants passed into European legend: a fresco detail, 1510, Capitoline Museum, Rome Hannibal (from Punic, literally Baal is merciful to me, 247 BC – 182 BC) was a politician, statesman and military commander of ancient Carthage, best known for his achievements in... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ...

In 1873, the garrison arose against the First Spanish Republic and formed the independent Cartagena Canton. Since they had the best part of the Spanish Navy, they cruised the Spanish Mediterranean trying to bring them to Cantonalism. The Federalist Spanish government declared them a pirate fleet, encouraging foreign countries to chase and sink them. Flag of the Spanish First Republic The First Spanish Republic lasted only two years, between 1873 and 1874. ... A canton is a territorial subdivision of a country, e. ... The Spanish Navy (in Spanish, Armada Española) is the navy of Spain. ... A pirate digging for treasure. ...

The conscience of self-importance appeared again during the establishment of Autonomous Communities. Some Cartageneros were not happy to be in the same region as inland Murcianos. Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Murcia is a city in southeastern Spain, and is the capital of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, on the Segura river. ...

The Autonomy Act struck a compromise by having Murcia as the seat of the regional government and Cartagena as the seat of the parliament.

Cartagena has a lot of archaeologic sites. All over the old centre you can find showcases with remains of Roman buildings.

Cartagena was the birthplace of Isidore of Seville and the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez Reverte. Saint Isidore of Seville (560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and has the reputation of being one of the great scholars of the early middle ages. ... Spanish stamp (2002) tribute to Captain Alatriste Arturo Pérez-Reverte (b. ...