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title: Cannons at Cartagena
author: Louise Wolff
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14735/cannons-at-cartagena/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cannons at Cartagena
_Authored by Louise Wolff_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14735.png)
## Image Caption
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](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1867/treasure-ports-of-the-spanish-main/) and its mighty fortress was sufficient to deter the [buccaneers](https://www.worldhistory.org/Buccaneer/).
## Cite This Work
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Wolff, L. (2021, October 19). Cannons at Cartagena. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Wolff, Louise. "Cannons at Cartagena." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 19, 2021. .
### MLA
Wolff, Louise. "Cannons at Cartagena." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Oct 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cartagena05.jpg) by [**Louise Wolff**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cartagena05.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 October 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.