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Cartera (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 12 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.2000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 25 58 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.4333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient Phoenician and Roman town at the head of the Bay of Gibraltar in Spain. Started as an Iberian settlement; colonized by Greeks; occupied by Romans from 206 BCE; was sacked by Scipio Africanus the Younger, and resettled by illegitimate descendants of Roman legionaries and Spanish women; was haven for Pompey after his defeat in 45 BCE. The nearby Torre de Cartagena was constructed from stones taken from the ruins of this site. |
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Cádiz (province) (P) |
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Cartera (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| ruins (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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massive ruins were documented in 18th cen., but are largely gone now, because stones were used in construction of San Roque |
| inhabited place (H) |
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| colonial settlement (H) |
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site was settled by Iberians, later was an important Roman city; today is a farm |
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Related geographic places: |
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Cartagena .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, España, Región de Murcia, Murcia province) [7007590] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
El Rocadillo .......... (hill) |
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(World, Europe, España, Andalucía, Cádiz province) [7593997] |
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