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in present-day Mexico became a more important port. Mexican silver production increased steadily while South
American production declined sharply after 1700. By 1600, Nombre de Dios had been all but abandoned by the Spanish. The town still exists, though it is much less populous than in the 16th
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across the isthmus to Nombre de Dios for shipment to Havana and Spain. As Nombre de Dios was situated near an unhealthy
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Nombre de Dios is the oldest continuously inhabited
European settlement in the continental
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Timothy R Walton,"The
Spanish Treasure Fleets", 1974, page 103
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An' the shore-lights flashin', an' the night-tide dashin',
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Its population as of 1990 was 1,028 and of 2000 was 1,053.
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National
Institute of Statistics and Census of Panama
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Drake he's in his hammock an' a thousand miles away,
318:and in April of the following year he ambushed the
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411:He sees et arl so plainly as he saw et long ago.
405:Yarnder lumes the Island, yarnder lie the ships,
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50:Illustration of an imagined Nombre de Dios, from
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480:Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila
397:Slung atween the round shot in Nombre Dios Bay,
367:and yard-smoke drifted, forked as Drake's beard,
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455:[Basic Final Results] (in Spanish).
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290:. Originally a major port of call for the
407:Wi' sailor lads a-dancing' heel-an'-toe,
395:(Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?)
349:Nombre de Dios is mentioned by the poet
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21:Corregimiento and city in Colón, Panama
16:Corregimiento and city in Colón, Panama
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113:9.5828889°N 79.4703056°W
491:– via Wikisource.
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776:San José del General
320:Spanish Silver Train
197: • Density
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101:9°34′58.40″N
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52:Peter Schenk
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881:Viento Frío
816:Isla Grande
656:Buena Vista
450:(.xls). In
300:Panama City
270:in 1510 by
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896:Categories
746:El Guásimo
716:Santa Rosa
671:Colón City
651:Barrio Sur
429:References
304:mule train
234:(Spanish:
184:Population
826:Portobelo
751:Río Indio
706:Salamanca
701:Sabanitas
676:Cristóbal
563:Capital:
501:Chaunus,
338:century.
333:By 1580,
328:Portobelo
258:coast of
254:, on the
214:Time zone
861:Palenque
711:San Juan
666:Ciricito
590:El Guabo
417:See also
374:—
335:Veracruz
288:Americas
256:Atlantic
160:District
148:Province
54:'s 1672
38:and city
866:Palmira
851:Miramar
811:Garrote
806:Cacique
681:Escobal
585:Achiote
487:21 June
379:(p. 46)
345:Culture
312:fortify
282:History
262:in the
129:Country
846:Cuango
661:Cativá
462:26 May
296:Potosí
260:Panama
252:Panama
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141:Panama
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741:Gobea
686:Limón
615:Salud
566:Colón
308:swamp
219:UTC−5
192:1,130
153:Colón
610:Piña
489:2019
464:2015
171:Area
353:in
242:in
223:EST
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