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Antigua means "ancient" or "old" in Spanish. In 1493, Christopher Columbus, sailing for Spain, named the island Santa María de la Antigua . Some sources say Columbus named the island after a church in Seville called Santa María de la Antigua. [8] [9] [10] However, there is no church by that name in Seville.
Antigua and Barbuda [c] is a sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and numerous other small islands.Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km 2 (170 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean.
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Antigua and Barbuda – twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including Great Bird , Green , Guinea , Long , Maiden and York Islands and further south, the island of Redonda ).
Antigua Guatemala (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtiɣwa ɣwateˈmala]), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque -influenced architecture and layout dating from that period.
During the 18th century, Antigua was used as the headquarters of the British Royal Navy Caribbean fleet. English Harbour Dockyard, as it came to be called, a sheltered and well-protected deepwater port, was the main base and facilities there were greatly expanded during the later 18th century.
The largest island of Antigua, is 21 km (about a dozen miles) across and 281 km 2 (about a hundred square miles) in area. [1] Barbuda covers 161 km 2 (62 sq mi) while Redonda encompasses 2.6 km 2 (1.0 sq mi). [1] The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St. John's, located at St. John's Harbour on the northwest coast of Antigua. [1]
The Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua and Barbuda's national stadium, is located in St. John's. The city's skyline is dominated by the white baroque towers of St. John's Cathedral . The Botanical Garden is near the intersection of Factory Road and Independence Avenue.