You see the clock tower, but you know what is behind there?
Listen here!:
Behind the Clock Tower and front of the Portal de los Dulces (Candies portal) you can find the Plaza de los Coches (Cars square),
Photo: the Plaza de los Coches.
The first name was "Plaza del Juez", because here was the residence of the lawyer Francisco de Santa Cruz, who arrived in the city with the task of taking the oath of the new Governor Don Juan de Badillo who would replace Don Pedro de Heredia, founder of Cartagena de Indias.
Photo: Sculpture of Don Pedro de Heredia, founder of Cartagena.
This square was designated by the authorities for the sale of black Africans who came to the city as slaves, and for this reason it took the name of "Plaza del Esclavo".
Old picture of the africans sales in the Plaza de los Coches
At the end of 1585 change to "Plaza de Mercaderes ", because where the Portal de los Dulces is today merchants parked for a time.
Old photo of the plaza and portal.
Changed at the end of the last century to "Plaza de los Coches" by a decree of the mayor's office to allow the parking of cars in front of the Portal de los Dulces.
Photo: The plaza and the portal.
But remember: You can’t park your car here!
It should be noted that today this square is still called "Plaza de los Coches".
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