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Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo, the Glossary

Chagres, once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo (Fuerte de San Lorenzo).^[1]

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Buildings and structures in Colón Province
Former populated places in Panama
Forts in Panama
Historic American Buildings Survey in the former Panama Canal Zone
Spanish colonial fortifications
World Heritage Sites in Panama

Abandoned village

An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted.

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In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface-to-surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, etc., so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Boomtown

A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch.

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Bourbon Reforms

The Bourbon Reforms (lit) consisted of political and economic changes promulgated by the Spanish Crown under various kings of the House of Bourbon, mainly in the 18th century.

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California gold rush

The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.

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Cape Horn

Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.

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Chagres District

Chagres District is a district (distrito) of Colón Province in Panama.

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Chagres National Park

The Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area created in 1986 located between the Province of Panama and Colon, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of.

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Chagres River

The Chagres River, in central Panama, is the largest river in the Panama Canal's watershed.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Colón Province

Colón is a province of Panama.

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Colón, Panama

Colón is a city and seaport in Panama, beside the Caribbean Sea, lying near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal.

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Edward Vernon

Admiral Edward Vernon (12 November 1684 – 30 October 1757) was a Royal Navy officer and politician.

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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

The fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo are military constructions, built by the Spanish Empire during the 17th and 18th centuries on the Caribbean coastline of Colón Province in Panama. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo are Buildings and structures in Colón Province, forts in Panama and world Heritage Sites in Panama.

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Gatún

Gatun (Spanish: Gatún) is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón at the point in which Gatun Lake meets the channel to the Caribbean Sea.

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Gatun Dam

The Gatun Dam is an earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and Gatun Dam are Buildings and structures in Colón Province.

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Henry Morgan

Sir Henry Morgan (Harri Morgan; – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.

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Henry Morgan's Panama expedition

Henry Morgan's Panama expedition also known as the Sack of Panama, was an expedition that took place between 16 December 1670 and 5 March 1671 during the later stage of the Anglo-Spanish War. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and Henry Morgan's Panama expedition are history of Panama.

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Lists of World Heritage Sites

This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites.

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Monarchy of Spain

The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy (Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain.

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Mule

The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse.

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Nombre de Dios, Colón

Nombre de Dios is a city and corregimiento in Santa Isabel District, Colón Province, Panama, on the Atlantic coast of Panama in the Colón Province.

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Nuevo Chagres

Nuevo Chagres (New Chagres) is a seaside town and corregimiento in the Colón Province of Panama, and the capital of the Chagres District.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and Panama Canal are history of Panama.

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Panama Canal Railway

The Panama Canal Railway (PCR, Ferrocarril de Panamá) is a railway line linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in Central America. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and Panama Canal Railway are history of Panama.

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Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979.

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Panamá Viejo

Panamá Viejo (English: "Old Panama"), also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and Panamá Viejo are former populated places in Panama and world Heritage Sites in Panama.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

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Port

A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers.

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Portobelo, Colón

Portobelo (Modern Spanish: "Puerto Bello" ("beautiful port"), historically in Portuguese: Porto Belo) is a historic port and corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama. Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo and Portobelo, Colón are world Heritage Sites in Panama.

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A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula).

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Richard Adams

Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist whose works include Watership Down, Maia, Shardik and The Plague Dogs.

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San Lorenzo Protected Area

San Lorenzo Protected Area (SLPA; "Area Protegida San Lorenzo") is a 12,000-ha area in Panama.

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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

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Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976.

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Steamboat

A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.

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The Ship's Cat

The Ship's Cat, also known under its full title of The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, is a 1977 children's narrative poem that was written by Richard Adams with illustrations by Alan Aldridge.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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Voyages of Christopher Columbus

Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean and to Central and South America.

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War of Jenkins' Ear

The War of Jenkins' Ear (lit) was a conflict lasting from 1739 to 1748 between Britain and Spain.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagres_and_Fort_San_Lorenzo

Also known as Chagres, Fort San Lorenzo.

Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo, the Glossary

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See also

Buildings and structures in Colón Province

Former populated places in Panama

Forts in Panama

Historic American Buildings Survey in the former Panama Canal Zone

Spanish colonial fortifications

World Heritage Sites in Panama

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