Turbaco

Turbaco
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 / 10.317°N 75.433°W
Country	Colombia
Department	Bolívar Department
Government
• Mayor	Guillermo Torres
Area
• Total	170 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	69,099
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Turbaquero
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)	57 + 5
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

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.

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[]

^ "Yesterday, he sang for guerrillas. Today, he's one town's mayor". The Christian Science Monitor.
^ "Corralejas: ¿fiesta o barbarie?". Corralejas ¿fiesta o barbarie?.
^ 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.
^ Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.
^ Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. ISBN 9789586380928.

Coordinates: 10°21′N 75°20′W / 10.350°N 75.333°W / 10.350; -75.333

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[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?.

[Parry-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.

[Floyd-4] Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.

[Lemaitre-5] Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. ISBN 9789586380928.

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