The urgency to attend to the defense of the empire, seriously undermined by privateer activity. Launched the mission of Field Marshal Luís de Tejada and the Baptist engineer Antonelli in 1587 at the express request of King Felipe II. For Cartagena, already identified as one of the keys of the empire, a point of vital … Sigue leyendo Murallas de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia