Cartagena or Carthagena may refer to:

Places

Chile

Cartagena, Chile Cartagena is a Chilean commune located in the San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . History In the seventeenth century the area surrounding the town became a major producer of wheat, which was shipped to Peru a ...

, a commune in Valparaíso Region

Colombia

* Cartagena, Colombia, a city in the Bolívar Department, the largest city with this name ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena, an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia ** Cartagena Province, a historical province that was part of the Republic of Gran Colombia, of which the eponymous city was the capital ** Cartagena Refinery, an oil refinery in Cartagena, Colombia. It is operated by Refineria de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar), a subsidiary of Ecopetrol * Cartagena del Chairá, a town and municipality in the department of Caquetá

Spain

* Cartagena, Spain, a city in the Region of Murcia **

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena The Diocese of Cartagena ( la, Carthaginen(sis) in Hispania) is the diocese of the city of Cartagena in the Ecclesiastical province of Granada in Spain.Campo de Cartagena, a comarca in the Region of Murcia, southeastern Spain

United States

Carthagena, Ohio Carthagena is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. It has an elevation of and is located at . History Carthagena was laid out in 1840. It is named after Cartagena, a city in the south-east of Spain. The village w ...

, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio

People

Alfonso de Cartagena Alfonso de Santa María de Cartagena (variants: ''Alfonso de Carthagena'', ''Alonso de Cartagena''; 1384 in Burgos – 1456 in Villasandino) was a converso, Jewish convert to Christianity, a Roman Catholic bishop, diplomat, historian and writer o ...

(1384–1456), Jewish-Spanish Catholic bishop, diplomat, historian and writer *

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (born 18 October 1959) is a Salvadoran politician and former journalist who served as President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. Funes won the 2009 Salvadoran presidential election, 2009 presidential election as ...

(born 1959), a Salvadorian politician, president starting 2009 * Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena (1583–1584), Spanish colonial administrator in Peru *

Fulgentius of Cartagena Fulgentius of Cartagena ( es, San Fulgencio de Cartagena), born in Cartagena in the 6th century and died in 630, was Bishop of Ecija (Astigi), in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal). Biography Like his brothe ...

(6th century–630), a Spanish Catholic bishop * José N. Gándara Cartagena (1907–1954), a Puerto Rican physician and public servant * Joseph Cartagena or Fat Joe (born 1970), an American rapper *

Juan de Cartagena Juan de Cartagena (died c. 1520) was a Spanish accountant and captain of one of the five ships led by Ferdinand Magellan in his expedition of the first circumnavigation of the earth. Cartagena frequently argued with Magellan during the voyage and q ...

(died c. 1520), Spanish accountant, captain of the ''San Antonio'' during Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation *

Juan José Cartagena Juan José Cartagena (c. 1815 – c. 1895) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from April 1876 to 4 July 1879, and again from February 1881 to October 1881. First mayoral term (1876) During the first of his mayoral terms, Cartagena was mayor ...

(1876–1881), Puerto Rican mayor * Miguel Cartagena (born 1992), Puerto Rican-American boxer * Modesto Cartagena (1921–2010), highly decorated Puerto Rican soldier * Nicolás Nogueras Cartagena (born 1935), a Puerto Rican politician and commentator *

Raúl Gándara Cartagena Raúl Gándara Cartagena (1910–1989) was fire chief in Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most ...

(1895–1989), Puerto Rican fire chief *

Teresa de Cartagena Teresa de Cartagena (Burgos, c.1425–?) was a Spanish writer, mystic and nun who is considered to be the first Spanish female writer and mystic. She became deaf between 1453 and 1459. Her experience of deafness influenced her two known works ''Ar ...

(born c. 1420), Spanish nun and author *

Victoria Cartagena Victoria Luz Cartagena is an American theater, film, and television actress. Cartagena is known for her role as Zoe Lopez in ''The Bedford Diaries'', and for portraying Renee Montoya as series regular in the first season of '' Gotham'' and the t ...

(born 1985), American actress

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Cartagena'' (board game), a German-style board game released in 2000, that takes as its theme the legendary 1672 pirate-led jailbreak from the dreaded fortress of Cartagena * ''Cartagena'' (film), a 2009 film * ''Cartagena'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Claudia Amengual *

Cartagena Film Festival The Cartagena Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short ...

, in Cartagena, Colombia *Neo Cartagena, a fictitious lunar city in ''

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam , is a 1993 Japanese science fiction anime television series. It consists of 51 episodes, and was directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. The series was first broadcast on TV Asahi (and its ANN stations). It is the fourth TV anime ins ...

'' that developed mobile armors for the Zanscare Empire

Historical events

Battle of Cartagena (209 BC) The Battle of Cartagena in 209 BC was a successful Roman assault on the Carthaginian stronghold New Carthage ( Cartagena) in Iberia that took place in late January to early February of 209 BC. Geography New Carthage was a town situated on a pe ...

, a battle in what is now Cartagena, Spain *

Battle of Cartagena (461) The Battle of Cartagena occurred on May 13, 460Ian Hughes: ''Gaiseric - The Vandal Who Destroyed Rome'', pages 61, 95 and 151–165. Pen and Sword, Barnsley 2017Tony Jaques: ''Dictionary of Battles and Sieges'', Vol. 1 (A-E), page 205. Greenwoo ...

, a naval battle off what is now Cartagena, Spain * Battle of Cartagena (1643), a naval battle off Cartagena, Spain *

Raid on Cartagena (1697) The Raid on Cartagena de Indias was a successful attack by the French on the fortified city of Cartagena de Indias, on May 6, 1697, as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. Background By 1695, the French Navy had declined to the point that i ...

, a siege of Cartagena, Colombia *

Battle of Cartagena de Indias The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ( es, Sitio de Cartagena de Indias, lit=Siege of Cartagena de Indias) took place during the 1739 to 1748 War of Jenkins' Ear between Spain and Britain. The result of long-standing commercial tensions, the war w ...

, a 1741 battle in Cartagena, Colombia *

Battle of Cartagena (1758) The Battle of Cartagena took place on 28 February 1758 off the Spanish port of Cartagena during the Seven Years' War. A British fleet under Henry Osborn, which had blockaded a French fleet in Cartagena, attacked and defeated a French force unde ...

, a naval battle Cartagena, Spain *

Cartagena Manifesto The Cartagena Manifesto was written by Simón Bolívar during the Colombia#Independence from Spain, Colombian and Venezuelan War of Independence, after the fall of the First Republic of Venezuela, First Republic, explaining what he believed to be t ...

, an 1812 document written in Cartagena, Colombia *

Cartagena uprising The Cartagena uprising took place 4–7 March 1939 during the Spanish Civil War. The troop transport was sunk during the revolt. Background After the fall of Catalonia in February 1939, the military situation of the Republic was hopeless. Th ...

, a 1939 (Spanish Civil War) uprising in Cartagena, Spain

Sports teams

* Cartagena CF, a football club based in Cartagena, Spain *

Cartagena FC Cartagena Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. They were formerly called UD Cartagenera. Founded in 1940, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 13, holding home games at ' ...

, a football club based in Cartagena, Spain *

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

, a football club based in Cartagena, Spain *

FS Cartagena Futsal Cartagena was a futsal club based in Cartagena, a city in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia. The club was founded in 1993 and held its home matches in Wsell de Guimbarda, which has a capacity of 2,500 persons. History Fútbo ...

, a futsal club based in Cartagena, Spain *

Real Cartagena Real Cartagena is a professional Colombian football team based in Cartagena, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Jaime Morón León stadium. History The origins of Real Cartagena date back to 197 ...

, a football club based in Cartagena, Colombia

Other uses

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international agreement on biosafety as a supplement to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) effective since 2003. The Biosafety Protocol seeks to prot ...

, an international agreement on biosafety, as a supplement to the Convention on Biological Diversity * Cartagena (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 7 * Cartagena (Mexibús), a BRT station in Tultitlán, Mexico