Convento de la Popa

The capture of the galleon San Joaquin or the battle of Cartagena was a naval engagement that took place off the coast near Cartagena (present day Colombia). It involved five British ships of the line against the Spanish galleon San Joaquin and a smaller ship. After an action lasting barely an hour the Spanish ship surrendered. The galleon had fought in the previous encounter during Wager's Action nearly three years earlier but had just barely escaped capture.

The Raid on Cartagena de Indias was a successful attack by the French on the fortified city of Cartagena de Indias, on 6 May 1697, as part of the War of the Grand Alliance.

Old Boots (Spanish: Las Botas Viejas), also known as the Old Shoes Monument (Spanish: Monumento Los Zapatos Viejos) is a sculpture located in Cartagena, Colombia. The statue was created in honor of Colombian poet Luis Carlos López, who, in his poem A mi Ciudad Nativa, compared the city of Cartagena to a pair of old boots.

The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (San Felipe de Barajas Castle) is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The castle was built in 1536 and is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea. It was originally known as the Castillo de San Lázaro. It was built by African slave labor under Spanish supervision during the colonial era. The fortress was involved in several battles between the late 17th to early 19th centuries between European powers.

The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586) or the Capture of Cartagena de Indias was a military and naval action fought on 9–11 February 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the assault and capture by English soldiers and sailors of the Spanish colony city of Cartagena de Indias (now part of Colombia) governed by Pedro de Bustos on the Spanish Main. The English were led by Francis Drake. The raid was part of his Great Expedition to the Spanish New World. The English soldiers then occupied the city for over two months and captured much booty along with a ransom before departing on 12 April.

The Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo (Spanish: Fuerte de San Sebastián del Pastelillo) is a military fortress built in colonial times in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

El Cabrero is a neighborhood of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). It's situated in front of the Caribbean Sea, and in the other side, El Cabrero lagoon. On the southwest borders the walled Old City, specifically the defenses of San Lucas and Santa Catalina and the northeast, with the district of Marbella.

The Iglesia de Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo is a Catholic church located in the historic center of Cartagena de Indias, in Bolívar Department, Colombia, specifically in the northwestern corner of Plaza Fernández de Madrid, at the intersection of Calle Curato and Calle del Sargento Mayor, in Barrio San Diego. Its construction began in 1666, becoming the last church in the city to be built during the colonial period, and suspended at the stage of foundation construction, it was restarted in 1730 and completed in 1732. Due to its historical value, it was declared a national monument in 1995 along with other buildings in the city.Among its relics, the main altarpiece is still preserved. Under the choir, the temple has a Mudéjar ceiling of indisputable Córdoban influence, as also happens with the alfarje (carved wood ceiling) and with the harneruelo (flat and central part of the coffered ceilings) of the main altar. Carpentry from Cartagena is beautifully represented in the two access doors to the sacristy, also the colonial font of Carrara marble in the sacristy is a masterpiece. In this also stand out the two artistic holy water fonts and the sink, pieces of alabaster elaborately carved, in the Sevillian Renaissance style. Inside you can also see some mural paintings, which survived the lime cover; and the Baroque-style main altar, restored at the end of the 19th century and regilded in 1953 by master Emiliano Luque García. Its advocation was Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo.

The University of Cartagena (Spanish: Universidad de Cartagena), also called UniCartagena, is a departmental public coeducational research university based primarily in the city of Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia. The university offers education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which includes two doctorates. The university is member of the Association of Colombian Universities, the Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities, and the State University System (Spanish: Sistema Universitario Estatal). On March 26, 2014, the University of Cartagena received from the Ministry of Education Institutional Accreditation of High Quality, becoming the first and only public university in the Caribbean region with this type of accreditation.

Bolívar State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day Bolívar Department, Sucre Department, Córdoba Department and Atlántico Department in northern Colombia.

The Iglesia de San Pedro Claver is a church located in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. This church and its convent are located in the Plaza de San Pedro Claver. The church is part of a set of religious buildings that is complemented by the Cloister of San Pedro Claver and the archaeological museum. It was built between 1580 and 1654, in Spanish Colonial style. Originally known as the church of San Juan de Dios, it has been called the church of San Ignacio de Loyola since 1622 and is now known as San Pedro Claver.The church is colonial, except for the dome, in 1921 the colonial dome was eliminated and the present dome was erected, the work of French Gaston Lelarge.At its altar lie the remains of Saint Peter Claver, who died in 1654 in Cartagena, after devoting practically all his life to evangelizing and redeeming the black slaves of New Granada. On May 7, 2022 the Church formally dedicated a new mausoleum. The structure is 2 stories and uses existing space that dwells behind the resting place of the Saint. The mausoleum construction was donated by philanthropists Dr. Jaime Rodriguez Torres and Miami Investor Burt Connelly.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.