Cartagena de Indias 1683
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I was in the port of Cartagena de Indias, and the year was 1683.
Bil sem v pristanišču Cartagena de Indias, leto pa je bilo 1683.
The sun had already risen over the Caribbean Sea.
Sonce je že vzšlo nad Karibskim morjem.
The air smelled of salt, damp wood, and spices. Everything looked old, but full of life.
Zrak je dišal po soli, vlažnem lesu in začimbah. Vse je izgledalo staro, a polno življenja.
The merchants were shouting their prices as they unloaded goods from the latest galleon.
Trgovci so kričali svoje cene, medtem ko so razkladali blago z zadnjega galeona.
I saw some sailors talking about an English ship seen near the coast.
Videl sem nekaj mornarjev, ki so govorili o angleški ladji, videni blizu obale.
A young man was selling coconuts on the corner and offered me one for two reales.
Mladenič je na vogalu prodajal kokose in mi ponudil enega za dva reala.
From the top of the city walls, you could see the sea and hear the sounds of the port.
Z vrha obzidja se je videlo morje in slišalo zvoke pristanišča.
I entered the city through the Boca del Puente, the main entrance to Cartagena.
V mesto sem vstopil skozi Boca del Puente, glavni vhod v Cartageno.
In the Plaza de los Coches, the vendors were offering tropical fruits under colourful umbrellas.
Na Plaza de los Coches so prodajalci ponujali tropsko sadje pod pisanimi dežniki.
A lady in the plaza told me that the Zapata family would host a grand dance that week.
Gospa na trgu mi je povedala, da bodo Zapata ta teden priredili velik ples.
I saw some children running barefoot through the plaza.
Videl sem nekaj otrok, ki so bosi tekli 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 je bila ozka in tiha, vendar so se vsi izogibali govoriti o stavbi na koncu.
I walked along Archbishop’s Street, where the houses had wooden balconies full of flowers.
Hodil sem po Calle del Arzobispado, kjer so imele hiše lesene balkone polne cvetja.
Doña Teresa Céspedes passed by in her carriage, covered with a white lace veil.
Doña Teresa Céspedes je šla mimo v svoji kočiji, pokrita z belo čipkasto tančico.
Doctor Fernández de Madrid walked by in his black cape, and many greeted him with respect.
Doktor Fernández de Madrid je šel mimo v svojem črnem plašču in mnogi so ga spoštljivo pozdravili.
Father Ignacio, a beloved Jesuit, was speaking with some children in front of the convent.
Oče Ignacio, zelo priljubljen jezuit, je govoril z nekaj otroki pred samostanom.
A boy told me that Don Tomás, the baker, always saved the best bread for the soldiers.
Deček mi je povedal, da don Tomás, pek, vedno prihrani najboljši kruh za vojake.
I heard that Don Alonso Valdés received news of a shipment of cacao from Venezuela.
Slišal sem, da je don Alonso Valdés prejel novice o pošiljki kakava iz Venezuele.
They said Don Rodrigo Montenegro wanted to buy another house near the city wall.
Rekli so, da don Rodrigo Montenegro želi kupiti še eno hišo blizu obzidja.
In the apothecary shop, Señora Gómez said her son saw a French ship from the hill.
V lekarni je gospa Gómez povedala, da je njen sin videl francosko ladjo s hriba.
In the tavern, a sailor said that young Blas de Lezo wanted to set sail for Havana.
V gostilni je mornar rekel, da želi mladi Blas de Lezo odpluti proti Havani.
I passed through the Customs Square, where officials walked with papers in hand and serious faces.
Šel sem skozi Plaza de la Aduana, kjer so uradniki hodili s papirji v rokah in resnimi obrazi.
In San Pedro Claver Square, a group of newly arrived enslaved people waited silently under the sun.
Na Plaza de San Pedro Claver je skupina na novo prispelih sužnjev tiho čakala pod soncem.
I saw the Castle of San Felipe in the distance, towering over the city from a hill.
Videl sem grad San Felipe v daljavi, ki je dominiral nad mestom s hriba.
At sunset, people walked along the city walls to watch the sun sink into the Caribbean Sea.
Ob sončnem zahodu so ljudje hodili po obzidju, da bi opazovali sonce, ki tone v Karibsko morje.
Cartagena was full of life, colours, and rumours — a city that never completely slept.
Cartagena je bila polna življenja, barv in govoric — mesto, ki nikoli ni povsem spalo.