ICANN ON CARTAGENA DE INDIAS - DECEMBER 2010

During the 2010 Colombian will be triply proud:

First of all, one of the most beautiful cities of Colombia was chosen to have the ICANN meeting between December 5th and 10th: Cartagena of Indies.

Cartagena of Indies was founded in 1533 by Pedro Heredia in one of the most beautiful bays of America. Because of its commercial importance was attacked by the French pirate Roberto Baal and during the next years, Cartagena new many attacks by Juan Hawkins, Juan and Martin Côté brothers and Francis Drake.

The kings of Spain sent to build Castles, fortresses and walls to border the city, at the end Cartagena had 11 kilometers that protected the city, the castle of San Felipe de Barajas, constructed to confront ground attacks, fortress like San Sebastian de Pastelillo, the battery of San Angel in Bomb Earth, the fortress of San Fernando and the battery of San Jose in Bocachica.

Other outstanding religious architecture building are the Cathedral, the Church and the San Pedro Claver Cloister, the Santo Domingo Church and the Popa Monastery constructed in the beginning of XVII century at the top of a hill, the Palace of Inquisition, the Square of the Tombs and the Gold Museum.

This fortified city, with its pirate stories, golden beaches, its colonial architecture and its squares, its cultural festivals, its great variety of food and its pleasant weather around 28ºC is the ideal place to celebrate the last ICANN of the year.

In second place July 20th the domain .CO is launch for general registration.

The extension .CO will open new spaces for those that could not register their .COM domains enriching worldwide the offering of domain in the cyberspace.

Last but not least, the same day the domain .CO is launch to General Public, Colombia celebrates 200 years of the Declaration of Independence.

The story of the first Independence shout is very interesting and starts with the borrowing of a vase which was denied.

In the year 1810 a well known group of Creoles of Santa Fe (today Bogotá) looks for a way to disturb the public order and therefore seize the Spanish power.

Mr. Antonio Morales proposed to borrow a vase from one of the most known Spanish traders, Mr. Jose Gonzalez-Llorente, to be used in the party in honor of Captain of the Real Army. Mr. Luis Rubio offered himself.

The refusal of the Spanish trader to lend the vase would make an argument and if he decided to lend the vase or refused politely, another Creole would enter the store and greet the trader which would start critics and an argument from Mr. Luis Rubio’s side.

On July 20th 1810, day of market in the square, Mr. Luis Rubio asks for the vase and Mr. Jose Gonzalez-Llorente politely refused that with so many lending the vase had deteriorated and lost its worthiness. Then, another Creole enters and greets the Spanish trader provoking huge critics from Mr. Luis Rubio, and an argument starts. Quickly all the conspiracy start screaming in the Square: They are insulting the Americans! We want meeting! We want Counsel! Down the bad government!

This comes to be the first Independence Shout from the until that moment incipient Colombian Nation.

Juan Enrique Sánchez S.
President
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