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Oldest English-founded city in North America, [7] seasonal until c. 1630 1508 Caparra: Puerto Rico: United States 1509 Sevilla la Nueva: Seville, St. Ann's Bay: Jamaica: Established by Juan de Esquivel, the first Spanish governor of Jamaica, St Ann's Bay was the third capital established by Spain in the Americas. 1510 Nombre de Dios: Colón: Panama
First city founded by Europeans, although not continuously inhabited, in Puerto Rico. Abandoned in 1521 with the removal of the capital to San Juan. 1510 Santa Maria la Antigua del Darien: Urabá: Colombia First city founded by Europeans on the continent of South America. 1510 Nombre de Dios: Colon: Panama
Map of Haiti The National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti before the 2010 earthquake. The well-preserved Cathedral Notre-Dame of Cap-Haïtien Labadee beach and village Les Cayes entrance Colonial architecture in Les Cayes Church in Anse d'Hainault Administrative center in Corail Jean-Jacques Dessalines Legacy Statue Saut-d'Eau Waterfall Les Cayes Cathedral Labadee beach, Haïti, close to Cap ...
North Miami Beach, United States; Croix-des-Bouquets [150] North Miami, United States; Delmas [143] North Miami, United States; Gonaïves [73] North Miami Beach, United States; Jacmel [151] Gainesville, United States; Pétion-Ville [152] Lauderhill, United States; Petit-Goâve [49] Miami-Dade County, United States; Port-au-Prince
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
too small to map: December 8, 1915 The United States expropriated from Panama a triangle of land, which included the historic Fort San Lorenzo, between the Rio Chagres, Caribbean Sea and the Panama Canal Zone, to which it was annexed. [365] January 17, 1916 Navassa Island was formally claimed for lighthouse purposes. [366] no change to map ...