Independence of Cartagena City Day is celebrated on the Monday on or following November 11th.
The holiday commemorates November 11th 1811 when Cartagena became the first Colombian city to declare independence from the Spanish.
While celebrations focus on the city of Cartagena, this is a national holiday as the independence of Cartagena is seen as a key event in the struggle for freedom in Colombia and other parts of Latin America.
History of Independence of Cartagena City Day
The Spanish first arrived in Colombia in 1499, founding the first permanent settlement in 1510. The city of Cartagena was founded on June 1st 1533, and named after Cartagena in Spain.
Due to its location, the city grew to be one of the most important cities in the Spanish Colonies with large political power and the location of the Viceroys.
From the late eighteenth century, resentment in the colonies had been growing as the Spanish insisted that the colonies could only trade with Spain, limiting their growth and also as the Spanish support for the Americans in the US war of independence increased taxation.
The desire for independence was ignited by an uprising in Bogota in 1810 and on November 11th 1811 Cartagena declared its independence from Spain. Before independence was gained in 1819, Cartagena was reclaimed by the Spanish and royalist forces, but its initial claim of independence remains is viewed as an important step towards the independence of Colombia.
Taken from: https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/colombia/independence-of-cartagena
This year, we celelabrted at the Fulgencio Lequerica Vélez school our indenpende. Let's take a look at the Fabebook Life we present for this incredible holiday:
https://www.facebook.com/iefulgenciolequerica.velez/videos/4763890160387155
These are some of the students' products related to this date:
CARTAGENA'S ANTHEM
MASTER CHEF FULGENCISTA (CARTAGENA'S DISHES)
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