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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Fortified Town of Campeche' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| City in Campeche, Mexico | WIKI |
| San Francisco de Campeche[1] (pronouncedxc2xa0[sam fxc9xbeanxcbx88sisko xc3xb0e kamxcbx88pe.txcax83e]; Yucatec Maya: Ahk'xc3xacin Pech, pronouncedxc2xa0[axcfx87kxcaxbcixcbx90nxcbxa5xcbxa7 pxcaxb0etxcax83]), 19th c. English also Campeachy,[2] is a city in Campeche Municipality in the state of Campeche, Mexico on the shore of the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico. | WIKI |
| Both the seat of the municipality and the state's capital, the city had a population at the 2010 census of 220,389,[3] and the municipality had a population of 259,005. | WIKI |
| The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the pre-existing Maya city of Can Pech. | WIKI |
| The Pre-Columbian city was described as having 3,000 houses and various monuments, of which little trace remains. | WIKI |
| The city retains many of the old colonial Spanish city walls and fortifications which protected the city (not always successfully) from pirates and buccaneers. | WIKI |
| Originally, the Spaniards lived inside the walled city, while the natives lived in the surrounding barrios of San Francisco, Guadalupe, and San Romxc3xa1n. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 First expeditions 1.2 Conquest 1.3 Viceroyalty period 1.3.1 Trade and piracy 1.3.2 Elevation to City rank 2 Economy 2.1 Tourism 2.1.1 Downtown and historic neighborhoods 2.1.2 Archaeological sites 2.1.2.1 Edznxc3xa1 2.1.2.2 Jaina 2.1.3 The Petenes 3 Culture 3.1 The typical dress 3.2 Music and dances 3.3 Gastronomy 3.4 Fairs and cultural events 4 Press 5 Television 6 City fortifications 7 Demographics 8 Twin towns xe2x80x93 sister cities 9 Climate 10 Gallery 11 Notes 12 Notes 13 References 13.1 Bibliography 14 External links | WIKI |
| Facades of Colonial buildings with the city's cathedral visible. | WIKI |
| Founded in 1540 by Francisco Montejo, Campeche was terrorized by pirates and marauders until the city started fortification in 1686. | WIKI |
| Once established Francisco de Montejo y Lexc3xb3n "el Mozo" in the town, the city became the base of operations for the conquest of the rest of Yucatxc3xa1n (1542xe2x80x931546) which led to the occupation of Ichkanzihxc3xb3o (Th'o), the old city of the Itzxc3xa1es. | WIKI |
| In 1629, the King of Spain Felipe IV created a navy coast guard to protect trade, but this measure also did not give the expected results, neither did the military garrison to protect the city implanted by Mayor Centeno Maldonado. | WIKI |
| In the city, he spoke with certain slaves to whom he promised freedom in case they obeyed him. | WIKI |
| Elevation to City rank[edit] | WIKI |
| The coat of arms held by the city of San Francisco de Campeche was granted in 1777 by the king of Spain Carlos III,[12] being elevated from the title of villa to that of city. | WIKI |
| The shield was approved by his majesty Carlos III of Spain with the certificate of: "the City Title is granted to the town of San Francisco de Campeche." | WIKI |
| There are also various maquiladoras textiles installed in the city, and small and medium-sized enterprises generally associated with the exploitation of primary products, forming the secondary sector. | WIKI |
| The walls around part of the city are a reminder of the viceroyalty of the 17th and 18th centuries. | WIKI |
| The city can also be taken as a starting point to visit other important sites of the State of Campeche. | WIKI |
| City fortifications[edit] | WIKI |
| The city of Campeche is an example of urbanism in a baroque colonial city, with a reticular and regular plan, its urban trace, a model of colonial port cities, reflects the main role that it played as a commercial, religious and military connection point characterized by its high level of integrity and homogeneity. | WIKI |
| Due to the constant attacks of both English and Dutch buccaneers and pirates such as Francis Drake, John Hawkins, Laurens de Graaf, Cornelis Jol, Jacobo Jackson, Jean Lafitte, Francisco de Grammont, Bartolomxc3xa9 Portuguxc3xa9s, William Parker, Francisco Nau, Edward Mansvelt, Henry Morgan, Lewis Scot, Roche Braziliano and Michel de Grammont for almost 160 years, in 1686 the government started to fortify the city. | WIKI |
| At its completion, the wall surrounding the city of Campeche was 2,560 meters in length, forming an irregular hexagon around the main part of the city, with eight defensive bastions on the corners. | WIKI |
| It is the largest one and holds the Museum of City History. | WIKI |
| San Carlos: Holds the City Museum. | WIKI |
| Additionally, two main forts protected the city from two nearby hills on each side, the forts of San Josxc3xa9 el Alto (built in 1762) and San Miguel. | WIKI |
| They were built before the walls of the city. | WIKI |
| As of 2010, the city had a population of 220,389. | WIKI |
| Cathedral of the city. | WIKI |
| The sea was the starting point of the Villa of San Francisco of Campeche and the construction of the military defensive system directed the urban growth and the development of this walled and baroque city. | UNESCO |