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

Redemption Battery

Castillo de San Felipe

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

1. Redemption Battery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Batería de la Redención Batería colateral con once cañones de 16 libras que flanquea la expuesta Batería de San Carlos. La casamata en el centro de la batería servía para repuestos de artillería y, en emergencias, para los fusileros.

Subtítulos
1. Panorámica de la Bateria y del primitivo castillo o Bonete. Foto: ETCAR.
2. Aspilleras: Abertura larga y estrecha en un muro, a través de la cual se dispara.
3. Batería: Conjunto de cañones instalados en uno parte especifica y que apunton hacio un area particular.

English:
This is a lateral battery with eleven 16-pound cannons which flanks the exposed Bote de San Carlos. The casemate (a fortified house) in the center of the battery serves artillery supplies and, in emergencies, for the troops.

Captions
1. Panoramic of the Battery and the primitive castle or Bonete. Photo: ETCAR.
2. Loopholes: Long, narrow opening in a wall, through which a shot is fired.
3. Battery: Set of cannons installed in a specific part and pointing towards a particular area.

Erected by Cartagena de Indias Fortifications.

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Location. 10° 25.346′ N, 75° 32.345′ 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 top of the fort. 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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Powder Kegs Warehouses for Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Hornabeque Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Blas de Lezo (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Vaults Barracks (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); San Juan Bosco

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

2. Redemption Battery Marker

(approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Aduana Square (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Proclamation Square (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); San Pedro Claver Square (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartagena de Indias.

The view of the Marker at the fort image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

3. The view of the Marker at the fort

View of the top of the castle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

4. View of the top of the castle

One of the cannons at the top of the castle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

5. One of the cannons at the top of the castle

Another view of the top of the castle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 4, 2023

6. Another view of the top of the castle

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 10, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.