This Spanish port was once Carthago Nova, or "New Carthage"
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Carthago Nova - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Feb 22, 2013 ... ... of Carthago Nova (New Carthage, modern day Cartagena in Spain). ... After a visit to the city in 133 BCE historian Polybius wrote about it in...
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J! Archive - Show #4686, aired 2005-01-10  In terms of rainfall, it's the driest continent after Antarctica ... This Spanish port was once Carthago Nova, or "New Carthage"...
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Exploring the Historic Sites of Cartagena, Spain - Europe Up Close  Mar 7, 2016 ... Located on Spain's southern Costa Calida, it was a naval port as far back as ... During the Roman Empire it was known as Carthago Nova (the New Carthage). ... One of my favorite parts of Cartagena were the Roman ruins.
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Cartagena, Spain - Wikipedia  Cartagena is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Murcia, by the ... As far back as the 16th century it was one of the most important naval ports in Spain, ..... Among its numerous Roman remains, the recently restored Roman theatre of Carthago Nova is prominent and is one of the city landmarks.
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Cartagena | Spain | Britannica.com  Oct 19, 2016 ... Alternative Titles: Carthago Nova, New Carthage ... Fewer minerals were exported after the opening of an independent port in 1898 at Portman,...
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Welcome Englewood Visitors... - 500 Years of Florida  (1474-1521) ... This expedition set sail on September 25, 1493 with a fleet of 17 ships. ... Juan Bautista or St. John the Baptist, which is now present day Puerto Rico. ... While in Higuey he founded the towns of Salvaleon, La Navidad and later .... Most landings by Ponce de Leon's fleet, except the Charlotte Harbor landing,...
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San Juan National Historic Site---Places Reflecting America's ...  These fortifications guarded the entrance to San Juan Bay, helped the ... The forts and three miles of city wall are fine examples of military architecture ... the Spanish constructed in San Juan after Columbus reached Puerto Rico in 1493. ... Castillo de San Felipe del Morro has a round masonry tower and resembles a castle.
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Palace of the Governors--American Latino Heritage: A Discover Our ...  In 1598, the Spanish Governor Don Juan de Oate led an expedition to establish the ... He founded the new capital of Santa Fe in 1610, in what is today northern New ... Around 1790, the Spanish built a large fortification (or presidio) to protect Santa ... The Palace is home to the New Mexico History Museum, which is open...
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jeopardy/2183_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME | The ruins of ancient Carthage lie just outside this capital city enriched by pirating in the 1600s & 1700s | Tunis. right: Wrong: Triple...
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jeopardy/2312_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  THE IDES OF MARCH | March 15, 1493: This explorer returns to Spain when the Nina docks at Palos | Christopher Columbus. right: Erin. Wrong: Value: $100.
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Phoenician Colonies - A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia  Points on an alternative route by way of Sicily, Sardinia, and the Balearic ... Material evidence of Phoenician occupation in the 8th century BC comes ... Barca, founded a new capital city at Cartago Nova (Cartagena) in 228 BC, ... Among the most outstanding colonies or trading posts which the Phoenicians had established...
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Viceroyalty of New Spain - Wikipedia  New Spain (Spanish: Nueva Espaa) was a Spanish colony in the New World north of the ... The capital of New Spain was Mexico City. ... that the conquest, occupation, and government of the [Spanish] New World was achieved. ..... Croix also initiated improvements in the capital and seat of the viceroyalty, increasing the...
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New Spain - Wikipedia  ... Nicaragua  Northern Mariana Islands  Palau  Philippines  United States. New Spain (Spanish: Nueva Espaa) was a Spanish colony in the New World north of the ... New Spain lost parts of its territory to other European powers and ..... the first Spanish settlement in the Philippine Islands in 1565, which became the town...
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San Juan, Puerto Rico  San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico is the oldest city on US territory. ... 1508, that the Spanish government appointed Juan Ponce de Len as the first governor of the island. He founded the original settlement in Caparra, now known as Pueblo Viejo, ... shipping and is the 2nd largest sea port in the area (after New York City).
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Palace of the Governors--American Latino Heritage: A Discover Our ...  ... to house the first Spanish royal governor of New Mexico, Don Pedro de Peralta, ... He founded the new capital of Santa Fe in 1610, in what is today northern New ... Around 1790, the Spanish built a large fortification (or presidio) to protect...
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Ancient Carthage - Wikipedia  Carthage (Qart-adat "new city") was the Phoenician city-state of Carthage and during the 7th to 3rd centuries BC, included its sphere of influence, the Carthaginian Empire. The empire extended over much of the coast of North Africa as well as ... of her own country, founding the "new city" of Carthage and subsequently its...
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Carthage - Wikipedia  Carthage was the centre or capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now the Tunis Governorate in Tunisia. The city developed from a Phoenician colony into the capital of an empire ..... "I have run the plough over it, like the ancient Carthage of Africa, and I have had...
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Archaeological Site of Carthage - UNESCO World Heritage Centre  Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. ... to Rome, which finally destroyed its rival in 146 B.C. A second  Roman  Carthage was then established on the ruins of the first. .... Latin America and the Caribbean
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Cartagena, Spain - Wikipedia  Cartagena is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Murcia, by the ... Founded, 227 BC ... The city had its heyday during the Roman Empire, when it was known as Carthago ... As far back as the 16th century it was one of the most important naval ports in Spain, together with Ferrol in the North.
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Ancient Carthage - Wikipedia  Carthage (Qart-adat "new city") was the Phoenician city-state of Carthage and during the 7th to 3rd centuries BC, ... Capital, Carthage .... The Phoenicians established numerous colonial cities along the coasts of the Mediterranean to provide safe harbors for .... The fighting in Sicily swung in favor of Carthage in 387 BC.
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New Spain - Wikipedia  New Spain (Spanish: Nueva Espaa) was a Spanish colony in the New World north of the ... Every privilege and position, economic political, or religious came from him. ... It was the first New World viceroyalty and one of only two in the Spanish ... The indigenous societies of Mesoamerica brought under Spanish control were...