PORTOBELO

Porto Belloboth: pôrˌtōbĕlˈō, or Puerto Bellopwārˈtō bāˈyō, town, central Panama, on the Caribbean Sea. The site, an excellent harbor, was visited by Columbus. The town was founded in 1597. A thriving colonial city, it was connected by a stone highway with Panama city; both ports were the points of transshipment for riches from the Spanish Pacific domains. Believed impregnable—Sir Francis Drake died of fever before he could capture it and was secretly buried in the bay—Portobelo was, nevertheless, sacked by English buccaneers (William Parker in 1601, Sir Henry Morgan in 1688, and Edward Vernon in 1739). With the building of the trans-Panama railroad (1848–55) and finally the digging of the Panama Canal, Portobelo declined.

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books on: Portobelo  - 41 results

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The People of Panama
Book by Mavis Biesanz, John Biesanz; Columbia University Press, 1955
Subjects: Panama--Civilization
...Panama City; Treasure House ruins at Portobelo Excavating Gaillard Cut; Gaillard...bloody tales of pirates who pillaged Portobelo and Panama City when they were treasure...usually spelled, in the Italian fashion, Portobelo . At another spot, in the gold-rich...
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Bourbon Peru, 1750-1824
Book by John Fisher; Liverpool University Press, 2003
Subjects: Peru (Viceroyalty)--History, Peru--History--1548-1820, Peru--History--War Of Independence, 1820-1829, Peru--Politics And Government--1548-1820, Peru--Politics And Government--1820-1829, Spain--Colonies--America--History
...the Peruvian market via Buenos Aires, Portobelo and Cartagena, where the legitimate...personally responsible for the failure of the Portobelo trade fair of 1708. 28 The ships...the galeones that tried to trade at Portobelo in 1708 one of them actually transported...
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The Political Economy of Smuggling: Regional Informal Economies in Early Bourbon New Granada
Book by Lance Grahn; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Colombia--Economic Conditions, Colombia--History--To 1810, Smuggling--Colombia--History
...Magdalena River and to the entrepots of Cartagena de Indias and Portobelo Figures 1.1 and 2.1 . In the first millennium B.C. a...other coastal sites, such as Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Portobelo. Consequently, Riohacha remained a frontier region outside...
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The United States and the Republic of Panama
Book by William D. McCain; Duke University Press, 1937
Subjects: Panama--Foreign Relations--United States, Panama--History, United States--Foreign Relations--Panama
...After resting in Almirante Bay and at Portobelo Puerto Bello, Porto Bello , 2 he...January 28, 1596, and was buried off the Portobelo Harbor. 17 The inroads of the pirates...the eastern trade terminus was moved to Portobelo, where the great fair of that name arose...
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Historical Dictionary of Panama
Book by Basil C. Hedrick, Anne K. Hedrick; Scarecrow Press, 1970
Subjects: Panama--Dictionaries And Encyclopedias
...Chagres, Nuevo Chagres; Santa Isabel, Palenque; Portobelo, Portobelo. Total population of the province, official estimate...Henry Morgan is infamous in Panama for razing Portobelo and marching across the Isthmus to sack, pillage...
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Bibliografía General De Panamá
Journal article by Humberto Lypez Cruz; Chasqui, Vol. 32, 2003
Subjects: Economya, Historia, Literatura panameya, Panamy, Sociologya
...Universitaria, 1994. Segunda edicion: Panama: Circulo de Lectura de la USMA, 2001. --. La metafora de los espejos. Panama: Editorial Portobelo, 1995. --. Musas del centenario. Panama: Circulo de Lectura de la USMA, 2003. --. Perspectivas. Panama: Impresora Panama...


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Architect of a King's Defense: Dedicated to the Service of the Spanish Sovereign, Juan Bautista Antonelli Designed Innovative Fortifications That Still Tower over the Caribbean Today
Magazine article by Anne W. Tennant; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 55, September 2003
Subjects: Cartagena, Colombia--History, Drake, Francis--Behavior, Fortification--Design and construction, Fortification--History, Military construction--History
...for many reasons. He instead favored Portobelo, further up the coast, which was endowed...Caribbean. Antonelli had made his choice, Portobelo, when he was working in Panama the first...three candidates (Nombre de Dios and Portobelo in Panama, and Puerto Caballos in Honduras...
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Tougaloo Art Colony
Magazine article by Carole Cannon; American Visions, Vol. 15, June 2000
Subjects: Artists--Exhibitions, Jackson, Mississippi--Exhibitions, Tougaloo College--Art
...ago, among the 17th-century ruins near Portobelo, Panama, Amy Sherald saw three slave...main things happen to students who go to Portobelo," Lindsay says. "Their palettes are expanded...students and other artists can give to Portobelo, a poor village with a population of...
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Meeting Place of the Americas
Magazine article by Masha Nordbye; World and I, Vol. 18, November 2003
Subjects: Panama--History
...historical Caribbean towns of Col-n and Portobelo. Wearing woven-straw Panama hats, they...is known locally as the balboa.) After Portobelo was colonized, it became the main trading...the turn of the seventeenth century, Portobelo was the crown jewel of the northern coast...
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Arts Scene
Magazine article; American Visions, Vol. 14, February 1999
Subjects: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater--History, Computer software industry--Product introduction, Microsoft Corp.--Product introduction, Microsoft Encarta Africana (Electronic reference)--Product introduction
...information, call (425) 882-8080. MASTERPIECES ON DEMAND Portobelo is the stuff that dreams are made of. People familiar with...classroom without walls. Now in its second year, "Taller Portobelo" offers lessons in Latin American art history, visits to Latin...
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Weighing the Future, a Lock at a Time: Six Years after Taking Control of the Panama Canal, Panamanians Face New Challenges to Keep This Vital Waterway Economically Viable and to Protect Their Livelihood
Magazine article by Alejandro Balaguer; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 59, January 2007
Subjects: Panama Canal--Design and construction, Panama Canal--Traffic, Panama Canal--Transportation
...America came through Panama, transported by mule over the narrow waist of Central America to the forts of San Lorenzo and Portobelo and, finally, by boat to Spain. It was a journey full of sacrifices, one of malaria-ridden marshes, prowling pirates, and...
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Dream of Canal Dates Back to 1500s
Newspaper article by Tom Carter; The Washington Times, January 10, 1999
Subjects: Panama
...They shipped their booty to this ancient town that once housed 10,000 people, and then transported it by mule and slave to Portobelo on the Gulf of Mexico, where it was loaded onto ships for Spain. The overland path was known as the Las Cruses Trail because...


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encyclopedia articles on: Portobelo  - 7 results

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Portobelo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PORTOBELO Porto Bello both: por tobel o, or Puerto Bello pwar...he could capture it and was secretly buried in the bay Portobelo was, nevertheless, sacked by English buccaneers (William...1848 55) and finally the digging of the Panama Canal, Portobelo declined. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Porto Bello
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PORTO BELLO see Portobelo , Panama. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Puerto Bello
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PUERTO BELLO see Portobelo , Panama. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Boscawen, Edward
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1711 61, British admiral. He was a popular naval hero, famous for his decisive courage displayed against France and Spain at Portobelo (1739), Cape Finisterre (1747), and Lagos Bay (1759). He is noted also for attempts to improve health conditions in the fleet...
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Vernon, Edward
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...with Spain. When war was finally declared (see Jenkinss Ear, War of ), Vernon won great popularity by his capture (1739) of Portobelo. However, the failure of his joint expedition (1741) with the incompetent General Wentworth against Cartagena and Santiago...
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