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A number of cannons at the 16-17th-century fortress of Cartagena, Colombia. Cartagena was one of the principal treasure ports of the Spanish Main and its mighty fortress was sufficient to deter the buccaneers.
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Wolff, L. (2021, October 19). Cannons at Cartagena. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14735/cannons-at-cartagena/
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