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Portobelo, Colón

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and disrupt the galleon trade were ultimately fruitless. Following the War of Jenkins' Ear, the Spanish switched from using large fleets calling at few ports to small fleets trading at a wide variety of ports, developing a flexibility that made them less subject to attack. Ships also began to travel
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and forced him to return to England with a decimated fleet, having suffered more than 18,000 casualties, mostly due to disease. British efforts to gain a foothold on the
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270 miles to the west), the large part of the sailors died from tropical diseases. The disaster was vindicated 13 years later when during the
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The Manila-Acapulco Galleons: The Treasure Ships of the Pacific with an Annotated List of the Transpacific Galleons 1565-1815
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the port was attacked and captured on November 21, 1739, by a British fleet of six ships commanded by Admiral
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in 1596 at sea, he was buried at sea in a lead coffin near Portobelo Bay, memorialised by the present
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo on UNESCO World Heritage List
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is a famous street market, dating back to the 19th century with millions of visitors each year.
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the name of "Portobello" was given to places and streets in honor of the victory, most notably
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However the Spanish soon recovered Portobelo when in 1741 they defeated Admiral Vernon in the
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1771 map showing position of Bastimentos Island between Porto Bello and the former harbour of
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Its economy received a major boost in the late-19th century during the construction of the
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Devils' Dance celebration in Portobelo, Santiago and La Villa de Los Santos (in Spanish)
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Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783
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The population of Portobelo in 1990 was 3,058 and in 2000 was 3,867. In July 2012 the
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originally named the port "Puerto Bello", meaning "Beautiful Port", in 1502. After
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in 1597 by Spanish explorer Francisco Velarde y Mercado and quickly replaced
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repeated the feat in 1668, having led a fleet of privateers and 450 men and
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11 km (6.8 mi) to the northeast (not to be confused with another
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Panamanian Fortifications Added to UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
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The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815.
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as a Caribbean port for Peruvian silver. Legend has it that
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and one of the two Atlantic ports on the route of the
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National Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama
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View of the fort, the Aduana building, and the church
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Portobelo
Portobello (disambiguation)
Corregimiento
Portobelo ruins and bay
Portobelo is located in Panama
09°33′16″N 79°39′18″W / 9.55444°N 79.65500°W / 9.55444; -79.65500
Panama
Province
Colón
District
Portobelo
Time zone
UTC−5
EST
Climate
Am
corregimiento
Portobelo District
Colón Province
Isthmus of Panama
Colón
Panama Canal
natural harbor
Veracruz
Spanish Empire
Peru
successful siege
Royal Navy
War of Jenkin's Ear
Panama Canal

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