Turbaco is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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.
Currently, the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
is undergoing major expansion plans and remodeling.
Juan de la Cosa
Juan de la Cosa (c. 1450 – 28 February 1510) was a Castilian navigator and cartographer, known for designing the earliest European world map which incorporated the territories of the Americas discovered in the 15th century.
De la Cosa was th ...
was mortally wounded here in 1510, before
Pedro de Heredia subjugated the area in 1533.
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (; 21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876),Callcott, Wilfred H., "Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez De,''Handbook of Texas Online'' Retrieved 18 April 2017. usually known as Santa Ann ...
spent some of his exile years here, 1850–1853 and 1855–1857.
References
Municipalities of Bolívar Department
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