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Chagres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃaɣɾes]), once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo (Spanish: Fuerte de San Lorenzo). The fort's ruins and the village site are located about 8 miles (13 km) west of Colón, on a promontory overlooking the mouth of the ...
The Portobelo and San Lorenzo fortifications are situated approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) from each other on Panama's Atlantic coast. Portobelo's military structures provided a security cover on the Caribbean part of the Panama harbour whereas the fortifications at San Lorenzo protected the Chagres River at its mouth. [2]
Morgan sent Bradley's Mayflower and two other ships (with a force of 400 men) to capture Fort San Lorenzo which guarded the mouth of the Chagres river and the city of Chagres. [ 3 ] Although Bradley and 100 of his men died during the attack, it left Chagres unprotected and vulnerable to Morgan's fleet allowing them to capture the city.
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San Lorenzo Protected Area (SLPA; "Area Protegida San Lorenzo") is a 12,000-ha area in Panama. It includes Fort San Lorenzo and Fort Sherman . At its longest point, is measures 24 kilometres (15 mi) from "Toro Point to the town of Escobal".
The six members of the Gill family were last seen visiting a friend in the town of Viale. Despite reported sightings, none of the family members has ever been seen again. Following the 2016 death of their landlord, who was alleged to have been involved in their disappearance, the case is being considered for reinvestigation. [154] Margarita ...
Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz and Binondo Church, the main shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino born in Binondo, Manila, on 28 November 1594, [1] to a Chinese father and a Tagalog mother who were both Catholic. His father taught him Chinese while his mother taught him Tagalog. Lorenzo served as an altar boy at the Binondo
Sixto Escobar, U.S. Army - boxer, first Puerto Rican world champion and member of Boxing Hall of Fame; Nicholas Estavillo, U.S. Marine Corps - NYPD, first Puerto Rican and first Hispanic to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol [142] Noel Estrada, U.S. Army - composer of "En Mi Viejo San Juan" F. Pedro Flores, U.S. Army - composer