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Complaints in Colombia over Prince Charles plaque | Complaints in Colombia over Prince Charles plaque |
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A plaque unveiled by the Prince of Wales in the Colombian coastal city of Cartagena has drawn complaints over its reference to a siege on the city by a British admiral and his troops in 1741. | A plaque unveiled by the Prince of Wales in the Colombian coastal city of Cartagena has drawn complaints over its reference to a siege on the city by a British admiral and his troops in 1741. |
Admiral Edward Vernon was defeated after two months of confrontation. | Admiral Edward Vernon was defeated after two months of confrontation. |
Local journalists and writers said the plaque glorified colonial warfare and commemorated an attack by invaders whom they described as "English pirates". | Local journalists and writers said the plaque glorified colonial warfare and commemorated an attack by invaders whom they described as "English pirates". |
A city spokesman said the plaque was aimed at attracting English tourists. | A city spokesman said the plaque was aimed at attracting English tourists. |
But locals also questioned why no public consultation had taken place. | But locals also questioned why no public consultation had taken place. |
Oscar Collazos, who lives in Cartagena, said through social media the plaque "paid homage to fallen English pirates, God save our city!". | |
One tourist guide, Hernando Marrugo, interviewed in a local newspaper, said: "The mayor has a nerve to commemorate the deaths of 10,000 English troops in 1741. | One tourist guide, Hernando Marrugo, interviewed in a local newspaper, said: "The mayor has a nerve to commemorate the deaths of 10,000 English troops in 1741. |
"These men intended taking Cartagena and massacring our ancestors. It makes me feel bad showing the plaque to the tourists." | "These men intended taking Cartagena and massacring our ancestors. It makes me feel bad showing the plaque to the tourists." |
But a member of the body which manages Cartagena's historic centre, Sabas Pretelt de la Vega, told local paper El Heraldo: "We are not only paying homage to the fallen English troops but also to the people of Cartagena who lost their lives." | |
Mr Pretelt said that many English cruise ships were visiting Cartagena so tourists could see where the historic event had taken place. | Mr Pretelt said that many English cruise ships were visiting Cartagena so tourists could see where the historic event had taken place. |
The siege took place as part of the War of Jenkins' Ear which lasted from 1739 to 1748. | The siege took place as part of the War of Jenkins' Ear which lasted from 1739 to 1748. |
The conflict between Britain and Spain was named after Captain Robert Jenkins, a merchant sailor whose ear was severed by a Spanish coastguard. | The conflict between Britain and Spain was named after Captain Robert Jenkins, a merchant sailor whose ear was severed by a Spanish coastguard. |
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have begun the second stage of their Latin American tour and are now in Mexico. | |
The Siege of Cartagena | The Siege of Cartagena |
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