Cartagena (Colombia): All Data
Cartagena (Colombia) is a city in Colombia. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Cartagena: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1586 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586), part of Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)
1697 AD
Mentioned in Event: South American theatre (Nine Years' War)
1708 AD
Mentioned in: Wager's Action, part of War of the Spanish Succession
1711 AD
Mentioned in: Capture of the galleonSan Joaquin, part of War of the Spanish Succession
1741 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Cartagena de Indias, part of War of Jenkins' Ear
1811 AD
Capital of Free State of Cartagena
1815 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Cartagena (1815), part of Spanish reconquest of New Granada
1824 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Magdalena, part of Republic of Gran Colombia
1876 AD
Mentioned in Event: Colombian Civil War of 1876
1878 AD
Mentioned in Event: Colombian Civil War of 1876
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Bolívar Department, part of Republic of Colombia