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Nombre de Dios is a city on the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 coast of Panama
Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on an isthmus connecting North and South America, some categorize it as a transcontinental nation....
 in the Colon Province
Colón Province

Col?n is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Col?n, Panama.This province has traditionally been focused in commerce , but also has natural resources that are being developed as tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests....
.

Founded as a Spanish colony
Spanish colonization of the Americas

The Spanish colonization of the Americas was Spain's conquest, settlement, and rule over much of the western hemisphere. Beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, over three centuries the Spanish Empire expanded from early small settlements in the Caribbean to include Central America, most of South America, Mexico, what toda...
 in 1510 by Diego de Nicuesa
Diego de Nicuesa

Diego de Nicuesa was a Spain conquistador and explorer. In 1506, he was given the job of governing Costa Rica, but ran aground off the coast of Panama....
, it was one of the first Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an settlements on the Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Panama

The Isthmus of Panama, also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien, is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North America and South America....
 and it is currently the oldest, continually populated town in Panama and America mainland. Originally a major port of call for the Spanish treasure fleet
Spanish treasure fleet

Beginning in the 16th century, the Spanish treasure fleets transported various metal resources and agricultural goods, including silver, gold, Gemstones, spices, tobacco, silk, and other exotic goods, from the Spanish colonies to Spain....
, Nombre de Dios was situated near an unhealthy swamp
Swamp

A swamp is a wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land, by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a substantial number of hammock , or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation....
, and was nearly impossible to fortify
Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs....
. Francis Drake
Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral , was an England sea captain, privateer, navigation, slaver, and politics of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581....
 sacked the colony in June of 1572, and ambushed the "Silver Train", a mule convoy carrying a fortune in precious metal
Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economics value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high lustre , are softer or more ductility, and have higher melting points than other metals....
s, in April of the following year.

By the 17th century Nombre de Dios had been all but abandoned by the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, and its importance to the treasure fleets had been surpassed by Portobelo.






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Nombre de Dios is a city on the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 coast of Panama
Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on an isthmus connecting North and South America, some categorize it as a transcontinental nation....
 in the Colon Province
Colón Province

Col?n is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Col?n, Panama.This province has traditionally been focused in commerce , but also has natural resources that are being developed as tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests....
.

Founded as a Spanish colony
Spanish colonization of the Americas

The Spanish colonization of the Americas was Spain's conquest, settlement, and rule over much of the western hemisphere. Beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, over three centuries the Spanish Empire expanded from early small settlements in the Caribbean to include Central America, most of South America, Mexico, what toda...
 in 1510 by Diego de Nicuesa
Diego de Nicuesa

Diego de Nicuesa was a Spain conquistador and explorer. In 1506, he was given the job of governing Costa Rica, but ran aground off the coast of Panama....
, it was one of the first Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an settlements on the Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Panama

The Isthmus of Panama, also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien, is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North America and South America....
 and it is currently the oldest, continually populated town in Panama and America mainland. Originally a major port of call for the Spanish treasure fleet
Spanish treasure fleet

Beginning in the 16th century, the Spanish treasure fleets transported various metal resources and agricultural goods, including silver, gold, Gemstones, spices, tobacco, silk, and other exotic goods, from the Spanish colonies to Spain....
, Nombre de Dios was situated near an unhealthy swamp
Swamp

A swamp is a wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land, by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a substantial number of hammock , or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation....
, and was nearly impossible to fortify
Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs....
. Francis Drake
Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral , was an England sea captain, privateer, navigation, slaver, and politics of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581....
 sacked the colony in June of 1572, and ambushed the "Silver Train", a mule convoy carrying a fortune in precious metal
Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economics value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high lustre , are softer or more ductility, and have higher melting points than other metals....
s, in April of the following year.

By the 17th century Nombre de Dios had been all but abandoned by the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, and its importance to the treasure fleets had been surpassed by Portobelo. The town still exists today, though it is nowhere near as large as it was in the 16th century.

Nombre de Dios is mentioned by Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott

Derek Alton Walcott is a West Indies poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who writes mainly in English language. Born in Castries, St. Lucia, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992....
 in The Prodigal:

Caravels slid over the horizon.
The flags of the sea-almonds wilted
and yard-smoke drifted, forked as Drake's beard,
sacker of Nombre de Dios. (p. 46)

See also

  • Piracy in the Caribbean
    Piracy in the Caribbean

    The era of piracy in the Caribbean Sea began in the 17th century and died out in the 1720s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates....