Prince Charles unveiled a plaque in Colombia in 2014 commemorating British casualties at Cartagena. The account links favorable views of Britain in Colombia to later British involvement in the independence movement. Residents of Cartagena nevertheless objected that the plaque omitted the Spanish defenders, particularly because it stood near a statue of Blas de Lezo. The plaque was vandalized and then removed. The episode shows how remembrance of the battle could conflict with later diplomatic and national associations.
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A 2014 plaque reopens Cartagena's memory politics
A plaque unveiled by Prince Charles for British casualties was removed after residents objected that it omitted the Spanish defenders beside a monument to Blas de Lezo.