Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Rio Guidana

Today, Medellin is a city with around 2000 inhabitants. Roman Metellinum was founded by the consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius around 79 BC. In honour of its founder it received its first name, Metellinum. The Visigoths (around 570-768) and the Moors (768-1234) have also left their mark. Medellín is the birthplace of Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), the conquistador of the Aztec empire. One of Cortés' comrades-in-arms, Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497-1527), was also born in Medellín. There are various remains from the Roman period here. The Roman bridge (puente romano) over the Rio Guidana was repeatedly repaired and restored in the Middle Ages and early modern times.