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Wall of Trujillo, the Glossary

The Wall of Trujillo was a Peruvian defensive edification built in the 17th century to protect Trujillo city against attacks from pirates and privateers.^[1]

15 relations: Avenida España (Trujillo), Cartagena, Colombia, Curtain wall (fortification), Defensive wall, Guayaquil, Historic Centre of Trujillo, Leonardo da Vinci, Lima, Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata, Moat, Moche, Trujillo, Panoramio, Santiago de Huamán, Trujillo, Peru, William Dampier.
City walls in Peru
Demolished buildings and structures in Peru

Avenida España (Trujillo)

España Avenue is one of the main vias in the Peruvian city of Trujillo located on the north coast of Peru.

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Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean sea.

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Curtain wall (fortification)

A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Guayaquil

Guayaquil (Wayakil), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port.

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Historic Centre of Trujillo

The Historic Centre of Trujillo is the main urban area and the most important center of development and unfolding in the Peruvian city of Trujillo located in La Libertad Region.

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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.

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Lima

Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata

Don Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull, jure uxoris Duke of Palata, Prince of Massalubrense (sometimes Melchor de Navarra y Rocaful) (1626 in Aragon, Spain; April 13, 1691 in Portobelo, Panamá) was a Spanish politician.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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Moche, Trujillo

Moche is a Peruvian city, the capital of Moche District in Trujillo Province of La Libertad Region in northern Peru.

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Panoramio

Panoramio was a geo-located tagging, photo sharing mashup active between 2005 and 2016.

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Santiago de Huamán

Santiago de Huamán, simply known as Huaman (from meaning 'hawk') is a traditional village in Trujillo, Peru; it is located in the western part of the city in Víctor Larco Herrera.

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Trujillo, Peru

Trujillo (Truhillu; Mochica: Cɥimor) is a city in coastal northwestern Peru and the capital of the Department of La Libertad. It is the third most populous city and center of the third most populous metropolitan area of Peru. It is located on the banks of the Moche River, near its mouth at the Pacific Ocean, in the Moche Valley.

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William Dampier

William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651; died March 1715) was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator, and naturalist who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.

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References

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