Turbaco

Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is about 20 minutes from Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls's feast) in December to celebrate the new year.[2] Currently, the municipality is undergoing major expansion plans and remodeling.

Turbaco
Municipality and town
Turbaco Plaza, Church of Santa Catalina.
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Nickname(s): 
Los Tira Piedra
Location of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Turbaco
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°19′N 75°26′W
Country Colombia
DepartmentBolívar Department
Government
 • MayorGuillermo Torres[1]
Area
 • Total170 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total69,099
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Turbaquero
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)57 + 5
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Juan de la Cosa was mortally wounded here in 1510, before Pedro de Heredia subjugated the area in 1533.[3][4] Antonio López de Santa Anna spent some of his exile years here, 1850-1853 and 1855-1857.[5]

References
  1. "Yesterday, he sang for guerrillas. Today, he's one town's mayor". The Christian Science Monitor.
  2. "Corralejas: ¿fiesta o barbarie?". Corralejas ¿fiesta o barbarie?.
  3. Parry, John; Keith, Robert (1984). New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century, Vol. II. New York: Times Books. p. 454,479–485. ISBN 9780812910704.
  4. Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.
  5. Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. ISBN 9789586380928.


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