Santa María la Antigua (Colombia)
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Sources of Information
- Arcila Vélez, G. Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, 1986:p. 13-15 (Santa María, plan designed by King of Spain and developed by Balboa, first city on the American continent and first episcopal see) p. 20-23 (Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, Acandi (municipio), Depto. del Choco; Santa María la Antigua del Darién)
- BGN gaz. Colombia, 1965(Santa María la Antigua, PPL, 8°13ʹN, 77°02ʹW)
- Arcila Vélez, G. Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, 1986:p. 13-15 (Santa María, plan designed by King of Spain and developed by Balboa, first city on the American continent and first episcopal see) p. 20-23 (Santa María de la Antigua del Darién, Acandi (municipio), Depto. del Choco; Santa María lAntigua del Darién)
- BGN gaz. Colombia, 1965(Santa María la Antigua, PPL, 8p0s13ʹN, 77p0s02ʹW)
Wikipedia description:
Santa María la Antigua del Darién—rendered as Dariena in the Latin of De Orbe Novo—was a Spanish colonial town founded in 1510 by Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Located in present-day Colombia approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of Acandí, within the municipality of Unguía in the Chocó Department, it was the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americas and served as the first capital of Castilla del Oro. The settlement was abandoned in 1524 after the capital was transferred to the newly founded Panama City and was subsequently attacked and burned by indigenous peoples.
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