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	Cartagena, Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Founded in 1533 by Don Pedro de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region, it was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas, and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination.
		Cartagena was founded in 1533 by Pedro de Heredia, in the area where the Caribbean Calamarí people lived, their name meaning 'crab'.
		The first slaves arrived with Pedro de Heredia and they worked as cane cutters to open roads, in the desecration of tombs of the aboriginal population of Sinu, and in the construction of buildings and fortresses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cartagena,_Colombia (1678 words)

	Pedro Heredia - Publications Conferences Talks for Pedro
		De Las Rivas J. & Heredia P. (March 1998): "Structural studies on the Cytochrome c550: Protein that stabilizes oxygen evolution in cyanobacteria by interacting with the photosynthetic membranes"; Proceedings of the Workshop - Cuadernos de la fundación Juan March in Workshop on Membrane Protein Insertion, Folding and Dynamics.
		De Las Rivas J. & Heredia P. (August 1998): "Structural studies on the extrinsic proteins associated to the water splitting complex of different photosynthetic organisms from cyanobacteria to higher plants" in Proceedings of the Congress, SY5-P11.
		Heredia P., Arellano J. & De Las Rivas J. (August 2001): "Study of the reduction and protonation of the quinone pool in photosystem II-enriched membranes by chlorophyll fluorescence induction" in Proceedings of the Congress, S22-007.
	www.bio.ic.ac.uk /research/nield/pheredia_publications.html (424 words)

	Pedro de Heredia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pedro de Heredia, spanish conqueror, founder of the city Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia.
		Noble from birth, for being involved in many brawls he was forced to leave Spain and established in La Española.
		Later on, he accepted the job of lieutenant offered by the governor of Santa Marta, Pedro Vadillo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_de_Heredia (199 words)

	Buber's Basque Page: Lope de Aguirre
		In that year, acompanied by his daughter Elvira, Lope de Aguirre descended del Cuzco to the Ribera del Mayo, tributary of the Huallaga, where the expedition of Pedro de Ursua was being prepared.
		Carvajal, according to the coetaneo Agustin de Zarate, was afraid of the death that followed him to the intent the relation of his deeds.
		The physical aspect of Lope de Aguirre must have been insignificant and possibly his most outstanding features were his fiery look, his speed in acting, his ability to dominate stallions and direct the construction of boats and the dotes speeches, epistolares and notariales.
	www.buber.net /Basque/History/aguirre.html (2083 words)

	Who were Pedro Heredia and La India Catalina? :: Cartagena - Colombia :: CaribeNet - The guide to Cartagena!
		Heredia attacked their stockades, which were fortified with palisades of wooden stakes on which the Indians often displayed the impaled decapitated heads of their enemies.
		According to an early account written by Juan de Castellanos, Catalina was a young girl, and daughter of a cacique, or native chief, when she was taken prisoner by Spanish Captain Diego de Nicuesa, in Galerazamba, not far from Cartagena.
		Heredia took her aboard in Santa Marta with the knowledge that she was fluent in both Spanish and the native tongue, when he came to found the city of Cartagena, and conquer and plunder the tribes living nearby.
	www.caribenet.com /index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28&theme=Printer (855 words)

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		The Jesuit Joan de Ribera writes to some high official in Spain (December 20, 1618), urging the importance of Manila and the Philippines, and the necessity of opposing the progress that the Dutch are making in India, Japan, and the archipelago, so as to preserve for Spain the rich trade of the East.
		Pedro de Arce, bishop of Cebu, writes to the king (July 30, 1619); he praises Governor Fajardo, and asks the king to send more ships to his aid.
		Admiral Pedro de Heredia, commander of the galley "San Juan Baptista," grappled with the hostile almiranta; and after fighting valorously, and having almost defeated it, because it was no longer serving its artillery or musketry, the burning boat charged down upon the two galleons and forced them to ungrapple for fear of the fire.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/15564/15564.txt (21214 words)

	Cartagena, Colombia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Cartagena, Colombia, also known as Cartagena de Indias or La Heroica (The Heroic), is a large seaport on the north coast of Colombia.
		Founded in 1533 by don Pedro de Heredia, and named after Cartagena, Spain, it was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas, and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination.
		Many of Cartagena's fortifications still stand: the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas, built between 1536 and 1657; the walls around the Old City (las Murallas); the undersea wall across Bocagrande built between 1771 and 1778; and the forts of San Jose and San Fernando, built between 1751 and 1759 at Bocachica.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/a/r/Cartagena,_Colombia_cee3.html (533 words)

	Spanish Conquest 1492-1580
		Pedro de Alvarado returned from Spain to govern Guatemala, Chiapas and other territories; but he was put on trial in 1529 for embezzlement, cruelty, and illegal warfare.
		Pedro de Mendoza died of illness in June 1537 and was succeeded by Ayolas, who founded Asuncion up the river.
		Bernardino de Minaya took these ideas to a conference in Rome in 1536, and the next year Pope Paul III pronounced that American Indians should not be deprived of their liberty or property even if they are outside of the Christian fold; he threatened those who enslave Indians with excommunication.
	www.san.beck.org /11-2-SpanishConquest.html (23472 words)

	South America
		Heredia's colony soon prospered and several other friars came and were received with great joy because their signal services in Santa Marta were already known.
		Tomas de Toro deserved the highest praise because of the constant struggles he had with Heredia and the other Spaniards, for they had relaxed their old traditional customs and their morals decayed.
		After the final defeat of the rebels in 1548, the remaining property of the Alonzo de Toro estate was confiscated, and, as far as is known, the fortunes of this important family revived elsewhere than in Peru.
	members.aol.com /jptotoro/KotoroD.htm (1011 words)

	The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898: explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their ...
		Pedro de Arce, bishop of Cebú, writes to the king (July 30, 1619); he praises Governor Fajardo, and asks the king to send more ships to his aid.
		Captain Juan Bauptista de Molina, commander of the galleon “Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe,” was the first to grapple with a ship which, according to the prisoners who were in the battle, was in Piru, where it and another vessel sunk our almiranta.
		When Fray Vicente de Sepulveda,9 first cousin of Father Juan Laurencio, rector of the College of Mexico, finished his term of three years as provincial, the fathers of St. Augustine met in chapter in a convent near the city of Manila, to elect a new provincial.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/15564/15564-h/15564-h.htm (19027 words)

	CARTAGEBA
		Founded in 1533 by don Pedro de Heredia, Cartagena de Indias performed a crucial role as a commercial center and as a port for loading the treasures of the Crown during the Spanish dominion.
		Founded in 1533 by Don Pedro de Heredia, Cartagena became the heavily fortified trans shipment point between the New World and Spain for gold and precious stones.
		Entering by the Puerta de Reloj, the main entrance to the walled district, you reach the Plaza de los Coches, where the slave market used to be held.
	home1.gte.net /gomezedg/cartagena.htm (2302 words)

	Photos from Colombia, Columbia, Cartagena de Indias, Pictures Mon-Photo
		Cartagena, Colombia, also known as Cartagena de Indias, is a large seaport on the north coast of Colombia.
		To the south is the Bahia de Cartagena (Bay of Cartagena), which has two entrances: Bocachica in the south, and Bocagrande in the north.
		About 30 km southeast of Cartagena are the Islas de Rosario (Rosario Islands), a nationally protected park which features an aquarium with trained dolphins and many varieties of tropical fish and sharks.
	www.mon-photo.com /South_America/Colombia (420 words)

	Ground Breaking Ceremonies for San Pedro Airstrip Extension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On Friday 2nd August, 1996 ground breaking ceremonies were held for the extension of the runway in San Pedro Town.
		Joseph Cayetano and San Pedro Mayor Heredia did the honors by digging the first shovels of earth for the new project.
		The airport expansion project is a cooperative effort of the San Pedro Town Board, the Belize Tourist Board (B.T.B.) and the B.A.A. They realize that San Pedro is a major tourist destination and that the runway presently in use is in need of some repairs.
	www.sanpedrosun.net /old/airstrip.html (442 words)

	Voyage of "Nechtan" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Guarding the entrance to and marking a shoal patch in the inner part of the Bahia de Cartagena is the statue of the Madonna and Child, which seems to float on the water.
		His portrait shows him with a strangley deformed nose - this was the result of it being cut off in a duel and a doctor grafting on a piece of his bum to replace it (plastic surgery in the 1500's!).
		The defence of the city was led by General Don Blas de Lezo, a seasoned military man who had lost his left leg in a sea battle, was blinded in one eye in another battle and lost the use of his right arm in yet another, all before he was 25!
	www.mcnaughtan.net /genesis/web_pages/Colombia.html (1605 words)

	Diego de Losada
		He continued to serve under the different governors of Venezuela, and in 1566 was intrusted by Pedro Ponce de Leon with the conquest of the country of the Caracas Indians, which had been partially settled by Fajardo in 1560, but afterward abandoned.
		The latter, after a protracted war, defeated the allies, and was appointed by Ponce de Leon governor of the newly founded colony.
		Losada applied to Ponce de Leon for help; but, in order to restore peace, the latter divested him of his command in 1569, transferring the seat of the general government to Caracas.
	www.famousamericans.net /diegodelosada (557 words)

	Cartagena, Colombia - CaptainWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pedro de Heredia and Calle 32 with nice selection of household goods.
		Ignacio Sierra (just over the bridge from Club de Pesca on Calle Larga on the right) is the place for nuts, bolts, screws, cutlasses, plumbing pieces, etc; if they don’t have it, they will make it.
		The Santa Clara Hotel owns Hotel San Pedro de Majagua-- beach bungalows in the Rosarios-- and travel arrangements and reservations for that facility can be made at the hotel in the city.
	captainwiki.com /index.php?title=Cartagena,_Colombia (6289 words)

	FOXNews.com - CountryWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Alonso de Ojeda and Rodrigo de Bastidas were the first Spaniards to explore the northern coast of the Colombian region in 1499 and 1500, respectively.
		In 1525, Bastidas established the first permanent settlement at Santa Maria, and in 1533, explorer Pedro de Heredia established the coastal settlement of Cartagena, which became a major port for intercontinental travel.
		The entire area was established as a colony of the Spanish Empire in 1549 with Santa Fe de Bogotá as its capital.
	www.countrywatch.com /fox/country.asp?vCOUNTRY=38&topic=PCFHY (460 words)

	☞ heredia RSS Feed Directory
		rental, between heredia and barva in the san jose metro ar, b heredia, heredia, costa rica b.
		the juan santamar a international airport and the palacio de los deportes are located in the metropolitan area, gam san jose.
		vecchi amp heredia bonetti law firm sponsored dominican week speakers, with another talk scheduled in nyc later on wednesday evening from 7 30 to 10 30pm at the model room of the new york yacht club.
	www.allfeeds.org /clusters/heredia (1079 words)

	Colombia - Exploration and Conquest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1533 another explorer, Pedro de Heredia, organized Cartagena after pacifying the Indians in the area.
		Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Nikolaus Federmann, and Sebastián de Belalcázar figured prominently in the exploration of the interior.
		During the course of his journey, he encountered the Muisca in the Sabana de Bogotá and in 1538 founded the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá (present-day Bogotá)--the eventual power center for the colony of New Granada.
	countrystudies.us /colombia/5.htm (445 words)

	Biography Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Honorable Manuel Heredia is the Area Representative for Belize Rural South.
		He is a fisherman by profession and a former Mayor of San Pedro Town.
		Hon Heredia served on the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Producers Cooperative and was chairperson of that Board.
	www.udp.org.bz /biography_manuelheredia.htm (99 words)

	Our Community - Father Robert Raszkowski - "Father and Friend to San Pedro", San Pedro Sun, Belize News
		The San Pedro Sun has recently been informed by Father William T. Oulvey of the Jesuit Community of Belize that our beloved Father Raszkowski will today leave Belize.
		Two of the great loves of Father Raszkowski's life are being a teacher and being Pastor of San Pedro Roman Catholic Church.
		The San Pedro Sun joins the community of San Pedro in wishing Father Robert Raszkowski a safe trip and the best in his new home.
	www.sanpedrosun.net /old/01-344.html (747 words)

	CONCACAF
		The 19th edition of the football tournament at the CAC Games will be played from 15-29 July in two venues in Colombia: Estadio Pedro de Heredia — Cartagena; Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez — Barranquilla.
		The Estadio Pedro de Heredia will also stage matches in Group C which has Costa Rica, Haiti and Jamaica, while Barbados, Honduras and the defending champion El Salvador are in Group D that will take place at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez.
		Each venue will host a semifinal encounter on 26 July, with the losers competing for the bronze medal three days later (29 July) at the Cartagena’s Estadio Pedro de Heredia, while afterwards, the semifinal winners will play for the gold medal.
	www.concacaf.com /view_article.asp?id=3412 (217 words)

	Colombia Photographs Exhibit / Latin American Library / Tulane University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pie de la Cuesta was founded as a separate parish in 1774.
		Villa de Leiva was declared a national monument, so the city would retain its colonial appearance.
		The photo shows Villa de Leiva's parish church, its surrounding buildings and the market being held on the village's large public square in 1945.
	lal.tulane.edu /eldoradophotos.html (2174 words)

	colombia beautiful (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Their capital, Santa Marta was founded on 1525 by Rodrigo de Bastidas, where the Spanish expeditions came out to the conquest of the Taironas Indians...
		Later of many fights, not alone against pirates of different nationalities but against the yoke of the crown Spanish, it reaches their Independence November 11 of 1811, fact that every year is commemorated with the Miss Colombia Competition.
		Main entrance of the colonial city, the custody gift's statue Pedro of Heredia, the ships located to each side of the entrance central of the Tower they were chapel and it salts of weapons repectivamente.
	www.nuestracolombia.org.co /m_englishversion/colombiabeautiful.htm (1321 words)

	Alonso De (cah'-the-res) Caceres
		CACERES, Alonso de (cah'-the-res), Spanish soldier, born in Palos, Huelva, in 1499; died in Arequi-pa, Peru, in 1554.
		He went to Santo Domingo in 1519, and took part in several expeditions, conquered, with Pedro de Heredia, the province of Cartagena, and was alcalde of its capital in 1534.
		He accompanied Vaca de Castro at the battle of Chupas, and sided with the royalists during the revolts promoted by Gonzalo Pizarro, who, on his entering Lima after his victories, directed the imprisonment of Caceres.
	www.famousamericans.net /alonsodecaceres (374 words)

	Hoteles Charleston
		Cartagena de Indias, as it is officially called, is steeped in history and one of the most interesting cities in the Western Hemisphere.
		Located on Colombia 's Caribbean coast, Cartagena 's founding dates to 1533 and is credited to Don Pedro de Heredia.The historic Old City is still surrounded by massive walls.
		During the days when pirates preyed on the Spanish Main, a massive chain between the two forts was able to protect the entrance to the bay and the city.
	www.hoteles-charleston.com /cartagena_ing/ciudad.php (237 words)

	Antique Map Blaeu Columbia, Panama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The rivers offered some access to the interior, but after the initial attempts by Pascual de Andagoya up the San Juan River (Rio Atrato), no other explorer was tempted by this route into Popayán in western Columbia.
		Equally uninviting was the Caribbean coastal area, also lined with mangrove swamps, but in 1533 the great port town of the Spanish Main, Cartagena, was founded by Pedro de Heredia to serve as a base for further expeditions into the interior in the search for gold.
		Farther east, on the coast of Venezuela, the town of Coro was established as a port for the shipment of Indian slaves to the Spanish islands in the Caribbean.
	www.helmink.com /Antique_Map_Blaeu_Columbia_Panama (384 words)

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