City plans, maps and guidebooks of Colombia and Colombian cities, 1959-1989.
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Between the 16th and first half of the 19th century, approximately 400,000 African slaves were brought to Nueva Granada through the ports of Havanna, Veracruz, Buenos Aires, and Cartagena. Cartagena received more than 60% of the traffic destined for the Virreinato Peruano. The late 18th century saw the rise of movements to abolish the institution of slavery, movements that were often part of the struggles for independence from Spain. In Colombia, Simon Bolivar was involved in an imp...