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| 16-17th century fortified Cartagena. |
Cartagena is mentioned briefly in Henry Fielding's
Joseph Andrews, in connection with the speaker's unfavorable view of those who would not fight to the death to conquer "Carthagena" in an unsuccessful invasion of the Spanish city (114, n 338) by English Admiral Vernon and General Wentworth in 1741.
Cartagena de Indias was known as the most heavily fortified city in the Americas, so perhaps the decision to not die trying to take it was a wise one. An early map shows the city before fortification.
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| Cartahena c. 1550. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Boazio-Sir_Francis_Drake_in_Cartagena.jpg/265px-Boazio-Sir_Francis_Drake_in_Cartagena.jpg |
Cartagena is on the tip of South America.
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Cartagena, Columbia <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Bolivarmunmapcartagena.png/200px-Bolivarmunmapcartagena.png>
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Its importance to the West Indies was as a gateway to South America and a trading port for all its riches of gold and silver. Today its Old Quarter is known for its Spanish Colonial Architecture.
