Engineering works took well over 208 years and ended with some of walls surrounding the city, including the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, named in honor of Spain's King Philip IV.

The city has been host to two bilateral United States – Mexico conferences, the first in 1999 ( Bill Clinton – Ernesto Zedillo ) and the second in 2007 ( George W. Bush – Felipe Calderón ).

The city of Xàtiva was burned, and its name changed to San Felipe in order to punish it.

From 1931 until the end of the 20th century, growth of the city spurred the absorption of the municipalities of Ignacio Mariscal, San Felipe Hueyotlipan, Resurreccion, San Jeronimo Caleras, San Miguel Canoa and San Francisco Totimehuacán into the city.

The city got its current name on July 16, 1717, in honor of the Virgin of Carmen, believed to be the protector of the island, when the Spanish forces, commanded by Alonso Felipe de Andrade evicted the pirates from the island and took control the city after a long period of occupation.

In 2010, President Felipe Calderón recognized the city as “ the most magical of the Pueblos Mágicos ( Magical Villages )” of Mexico.

The city is known as " Tierra de Gigantes " ( Land of Giants ) not only for well-known Carolina resident Don Felipe Birriel González ( who was 7 ' 11 "), but also in honor of other eminent people from Carolina such as poet Julia de Burgos and baseball player Roberto Clemente.

There is a cirlce of experts who believe that the start of the Mexican Drug War did not began in 2006 ( when Felipe Calderón sent troops to Michoacán to stop the increasing violence ), but in 2004 in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, when the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas fought off the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Negros.

Arecibo was officially founded as a city by the Spanish crown May 1, 1616, under the governorship of Captain Felipe de Beaumont y Navarra, when the King of Spain granted the land ( and the Tainos living there ) to Lope Conchillos.

The right side is made up of blue and yellow diamonds alternating in a checkerboard pattern referring to the coat of arms of Felipe de Beaumont y Navarra governor of Puerto Rico ( 1614 – 1620 ) and founder of the city. The crown represents The Cacique ( chieftain ) Arasibo ( Fransico Jamaica Arasibo ). The Turtles represent the ancientness of the city ( the third city of Puerto Rico ) also because of the indigenous people of the region and that the hunting of turtles was a source of wealthness.

Caldera attended elementary school in San Felipe 1921 – 1922, entered San Ignacio school of the Society of Jesus in Caracas 1923 – 1925, in 1926 returned to Yaracuy studying at Padre Delgado school, and secondary education again in Caracas ( San Ignacio school ) 1927 – 1931, made his superior studies in this city, at the Central University of Venezuela ( UCV ) 1931 – 1938, obtained a doctorate in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, later was professor of sociology and law in several universities including the UCV, where he was a student leader, which took him into the political world.

Among his most important Catholic churches are the Cathedral of Santa Ana, ( where is the image of the patron saint of the city ), the El Calvario church ( rebuilt in the late 19th century by Fray Felipe de Jesús Moraga, which was destroyed partially by the earthquake of January 13, 2001, and subsequently rebuilt ), Church El Carmen ( which is administered by the Dominican priests since 1929 ), the Church of Santa Lucia, San Lorenzo church, Santa Barbara Church, the Mother of the Saviour parish church and the San José Obrero.

From Guaremal to San Felipe, the major city in Yaracuy, is about 26 km.

Chan Santa Cruz also became the name of the largest of the independent Maya states, as well as the name of the capital town which is now the city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto or simply Carrillo Puerto is the name of a municipality for which the city of the same name serves its the municipal seat.

Xochimilco was granted the title of city by Felipe II in 1559.

* The sketch of the Royal Fort of San Felipe represents the role it played in the city and country's history being the place where the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite were detained and the Fort where the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 took place.

Founded by Spanish explorers as " Santa María de los Valles de Chiclayo " in the 16th century, it was declared a city on 15 April 1835 by president Felipe Santiago Salaverry.

On 15 April 1835, during the republican era, the urbanization of Chiclayo was elevated to the category of city by the then president Felipe Santiago Salaverry.

At the same time that Frigate Captain Domingo de Monteverde was making fast and vast advances into republican territory from the west ( his forces had entered Valencia on May 3, 1812 ), Bolívar lost control of San Felipe Fort along with its ammunition stores on June 30, when the royalist prisoners held there managed to take it over and attack the small number of troops in the city.

Malibu's beaches include Surfrider Beach, Zuma Beach, Malibu State Beach, Topanga State Beach, Point Dume State Beach and Dan Blocker Beach ; its local parks include Malibu Bluffs Park ( formerly Malibu Bluffs State Park ), Trancas Canyon Park, Las Flores Creek Park, and Legacy Park, with neighboring parks Malibu Creek State Park, Leo Carrillo State Beach and Park, Point Mugu State Park, and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and neighboring state beach Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach, that was once part of Old Malibu ( before Malibu became a city ), and better known as pristine beaches, El Pescador, La Piedra and El Matador.

In his honor, the formal name of the city of Motul was changed to Motul de Carrillo Puerto.

It was Don Manuel Carrillo Tablas who not only loaned the money to the city, but also had to pay the additional cost of unloading the palace from the port and having it reassembled at its present location, the Plaza de Armas.

Unfortunately, Don Manuel Carrillo Tablas died New Year's Eve of 1899 without ever having received a cent from the city for his loan.

Vallejo, a city in California that he founded, is named for him, and the nearby city of Benicia is named for his wife ( née Francisca Benicia Carrillo ).

The city of Malibu runs between the coast and the leading mountain ridge, from Topanga Canyon in the east to Leo Carrillo State Park in the west.

This district historically started at the city of Playa del Carmen and ended at the village of Tulum, although the towns of Puerto Morelos situated to the north and between Playa del Carmen and Cancun as well as the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto situated to the south of Tulum are both currently being promoted as part of the Riviera Maya tourist corridor.

The city of Tocaima was founded on March 20, 1544 by the Spanish explorer Hernan Vanegas Carrillo.

* 1898 – Spanish – American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

The southern line runs as far as Puerto Montt and is electrified as far as the city of Temuco, from where diesel locomotives are used.

Among Spanish speaking countries the Dominican International Film Festival is held annually in Puerto Plata, DR, the Valdivia International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Valdivia.

The government building is located in the centre of the capital city, in front of the parish church of the Virgin of Rosario, the patron saint of Puerto del Rosario municipality.

In addition to the museums, the capital Puerto del Rosario has an open-air sculpture park consisting of around 100 sculptures by different artists scattered across the city.

Both Puerto Cortés, the country's largest port, and San Pedro Sula, Honduras's industrial capital, are located here, as is La Ceiba, the third largest city in the country.

* 1877 – The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.

The Ponce City Hall, in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Ponce, is the seat of the government for both the city and the surrounding barrio s making up the municipality.

* In Puerto Rico, a municipality ( municipio ) consists of an urban area ( termed a city or town ) plus all of its surrounding barrios comprising the municipality.

During the 1870s and 1890s, Puerto Rico did not have a national railroad system, but the city of Mayagüez did have a small passenger rail system for transporting its residents mainly along the Mendez Vigo Avenue.

Much of the tourism is based on claims of " southernmost " things, for example both Ushuaia and Puerto Williams claim to be the southernmost city in the world.

* October 11 – Puerto Rico earthquake: The city of Mayagüez and adjacent towns are nearly destroyed by a 7. 5 earthquake and a tsunami.

* August – Camden, New Jersey erupts in race riots following the beating death of a Puerto Rican motorist by city police.

* January 30 – A fire ruins and destroys two-thirds of the then villa ( now city ) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

* July 19 – A formal request is made to the Spanish government as to allow the founding of the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

* August 21 – The church ( later cathedral ) of Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez ( Puerto Rico ) is founded, establishing the basis for the founding of the city.

* September 18 – The town ( later city ) of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is founded.

In Mexico, Carnival is celebrated in many cities and towns, most notably in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Puerto Vallarta, Mérida, Yucatán, and in the city of Veracruz, where Carnival is celebrated with traditional music, folklore, arts and dances.

During the Ecuadorian – Peruvian War, the Peruvian army had also established its own paratrooper unit and used it to great effect by seizing the Ecuadorian port city of Puerto Bolívar, on July 27, 1941, marking the first time in the Americas that airborne troops were use in combat.

During the Ecuadorian – Peruvian War, the Peruvian army established its own paratrooper unit and used it to great effect by seizing the Ecuadorian port city of Puerto Bolívar, on July 27, 1941, marking the first time in the Americas that airborne troops were used in combat.

Ceiba Tree Park located in San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico ; its centerpiece is the historic Ceiba de Ponce, a 500 year old " Ceiba pentandra " tree associated with the founding of the city.

In English, the name most commonly refers to the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Ponce (; ) is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico.

Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León.