Cartagena de Indias 1683
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I was in the port of Cartagena de Indias, and the year was 1683.
Bio sam u luci Cartagena de Indias, a godina je bila 1683.
The sun had already risen over the Caribbean Sea.
Sunce je već izašlo nad Karipskim morem.
The air smelled of salt, damp wood, and spices. Everything looked old, but full of life.
Zrak je mirisao na sol, vlažno drvo i začine. Sve je izgledalo staro, ali puno života.
The merchants were shouting their prices as they unloaded goods from the latest galleon.
Trgovci su vikali svoje cijene dok su istovarali robu s posljednjeg galijuna.
I saw some sailors talking about an English ship seen near the coast.
Vidio sam neke mornare kako pričaju o engleskom brodu viđenom blizu obale.
A young man was selling coconuts on the corner and offered me one for two reales.
Mladić je prodavao kokose na uglu i ponudio mi jedan za dva reala.
From the top of the city walls, you could see the sea and hear the sounds of the port.
S vrha zidina moglo se vidjeti more i čuti zvukovi luke.
I entered the city through the Boca del Puente, the main entrance to Cartagena.
Ušao sam u grad kroz Boca del Puente, glavni ulaz u Cartagenu.
In the Plaza de los Coches, the vendors were offering tropical fruits under colourful umbrellas.
Na Plaza de los Coches, prodavači su nudili tropsko voće pod šarenim suncobranima.
A lady in the plaza told me that the Zapata family would host a grand dance that week.
Jedna gospođa na trgu mi je rekla da će obitelj Zapata organizirati veliki ples te sedmice.
I saw some children running barefoot through the plaza.
Vidio sam djecu kako trče bosa po trgu.
The Street of the Inquisition was narrow and quiet, but everyone avoided talking about the building at the end.
Calle de la Inquisición bila je uska i tiha, ali svi su izbjegavali pričati o zgradi na kraju.
I walked along Archbishop’s Street, where the houses had wooden balconies full of flowers.
Hodao sam Calle del Arzobispado, gdje su kuće imale drvene balkone pune cvijeća.
Doña Teresa Céspedes passed by in her carriage, covered with a white lace veil.
Doña Teresa Céspedes prošla je u svojoj kočiji, pokrivena bijelim čipkastim velom.
Doctor Fernández de Madrid walked by in his black cape, and many greeted him with respect.
Doktor Fernández de Madrid prolazio je u svom crnom plaštu, a mnogi su ga pozdravljali s poštovanjem.
Father Ignacio, a beloved Jesuit, was speaking with some children in front of the convent.
Otac Ignacio, voljeni isusovac, razgovarao je s djecom ispred samostana.
A boy told me that Don Tomás, the baker, always saved the best bread for the soldiers.
Jedan dječak mi je rekao da Don Tomás, pekar, uvijek čuva najbolji kruh za vojnike.
I heard that Don Alonso Valdés received news of a shipment of cacao from Venezuela.
Čuo sam da je Don Alonso Valdés primio vijesti o pošiljci kakaa iz Venezuele.
They said Don Rodrigo Montenegro wanted to buy another house near the city wall.
Pričali su da Don Rodrigo Montenegro želi kupiti još jednu kuću blizu zidina.
In the apothecary shop, Señora Gómez said her son saw a French ship from the hill.
U ljekarni, gospođa Gómez je rekla da je njezin sin vidio francuski brod s brda.
In the tavern, a sailor said that young Blas de Lezo wanted to set sail for Havana.
U taverni, jedan mornar je rekao da mladi Blas de Lezo želi isploviti prema Havani.
I passed through the Customs Square, where officials walked with papers in hand and serious faces.
Prošao sam kroz Plaza de la Aduana, gdje su službenici hodali s papirima u rukama i ozbiljnim licima.
In San Pedro Claver Square, a group of newly arrived enslaved people waited silently under the sun.
Na Plaza de San Pedro Claver, grupa novopridošlih robova čekala je tiho pod suncem.
I saw the Castle of San Felipe in the distance, towering over the city from a hill.
Vidio sam Castillo de San Felipe u daljini, kako dominira gradom s brda.
At sunset, people walked along the city walls to watch the sun sink into the Caribbean Sea.
U sumrak, ljudi su hodali po zidinama kako bi gledali sunce kako tone u Karipsko more.
Cartagena was full of life, colours, and rumours — a city that never completely slept.
Cartagena je bila puna života, boja i glasina — grad koji nikad nije potpuno spavao.