Pie Del Cerro in Cartagena de Indias in Municipio de Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia — Northwestern South America

Powder Kegs Warehouses for Artillery

Castillo de San Felipe

Powder Kegs Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

1. Powder Kegs Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Polvorines Almacenes para la artillería En el Castillo San Felipe se incorporan sistemas de la defensa adelantada para cortar el avance del enemigo hacia la plaza fuerte. Sus baterías cubren el terreno frente a él y se protegen entre sí. A través de galerías subterráneas se podían detonar minas, para hacer volar el terreno debajo del asaltante. Dotado de 62 cañones de todo calibre, era el factor más importante en la defensa de Cartagena de Indias.

Su edificación fue fruto de la necesidad, del miedo y de llos nervios que afloraban en una ciudad amenazada por la guerra durante trecientos años.

Subtítulos
Acceso a los polvorines externos, del Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas.

English:
In the Castillo San Felipe, progressive defense systems were incorporated to cut off the advance of the enemy to the fortified plaza. Its batteries cover the ground in front, and these are protected from one another. Through the underground galleries, mines can be detonated to explode the land underneath the assailant. Having 62 cannons of all calibers, it was the most important part of the defense of Cartagena de Indias.

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edification was the result of necessity, stemming from the fear and nervousness that existed in a city threated by war for three hundred years.

Captions
Access to the external powder magazines, of the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas.

Erected by Cartagena de Indias Fortifications.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles.

Location. 10° 25.357′ N, 75° 32.358′ W. Marker is in Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, in Municipio de Cartagena. It is in Pie Del Cerro. It can be reached from the intersection of Carrera 17 and Avenida Antonio de Arévalo. The marker is located along the main pathway into the fort near the restrooms and main gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrera 17. Cl 32 #17-85, Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar 130001, Colombia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Caribbean Sea,

in South America,

in a Andean South America country,

on the Pacific Rim,

and in the Western Hemisphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At

The Powder Kegs Marker near restrooms image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

2. The Powder Kegs Marker near restrooms

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hornabeque Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Redemption Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Blas de Lezo (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Vaults Barracks (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); San Juan Bosco (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Aduana Square (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Proclamation Square (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); San Pedro Claver Square (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartagena de Indias.

The view of the Powder Kegs Marker from the walkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

3. The view of the Powder Kegs Marker from the walkway

The Castillo de San Felipe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

4. The Castillo de San Felipe

Cannon in front of Castillo de San Felipe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

5. Cannon in front of Castillo de San Felipe

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.