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Cartagena is a Seaport in southeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea , in the autonomous community of Región de Murcia . The Co-ordinate s of Cartagena are ''''''. It is a walled town and has a fine harbour defended by forts. In the time of Philip II Of Spain , it was a major naval seaport of Spain. It's still an important naval seaport, the main military haven of Spain , and there is a big naval shipyard. Cartagena was founded about 230 BC by Carthaginian general Hasdrubal as '' Qart Hadast '', Punic for "new city". Hasdrubal extended the newly acquired Carthaginian empire in Iberia by skillful diplomacy, and consolidated it by the foundation of Qart Hadast in an excellent haven as the capital of a new province. Hannibal got Silver from the Mine s there to carry on the war against Rome. When it was taken by the . In 1873, the garrison arose against the First Spanish Republic and formed the Independent Cartagena Canton . Since they had the best part of the Spanish Navy , they cruised the Spanish Mediterranean trying to bring them to Cantonalism . The Federalist Spanish government declared them a Pirate fleet, encouraging foreign countries to chase and sink them. Cartagena's sense of self-importance appeared again during the establishment of Autonomous Communities in Spain. Some ''Cartageneros'' were not happy to be in the same region as inland '' Murcia nos''. The Autonomy Act struck a compromise by having Murcia as the seat of the regional government and Cartagena as the seat of the parliament. Cartagena has many archaeologic sites. Ruins identified as a temple to Melqart have been uncovered. Throughout the old centre you can find museums with remains of Roman buildings. Cartagena was the birthplace of Isidore Of Seville , the Director of the Holy See (Vatican) Press Office Joaquin Navarro Valls and the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez Reverte . |