USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1493, Christopher Columbus built the first intentional European colonial town in the New World. It was intended as a base from which to establish Spanish presence and dominion in the Indies, and was Columbus’s American home.

Detailed explanation-2: -Isabela (Spanish pronunciation: [isaˈela]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. It is named in honor of Isabella I of Castile.

Detailed explanation-3: -La Isabela was founded by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage in December 1493, and named after Queen Isabella I of Castile.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1493, during his second voyage, Columbus founded Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the New World, on Hispaniola.

Detailed explanation-5: -Named after the then-Queen of Spain, the archeological ruins of the settlement, now a national park, are still standing in this bay area, including Columbus’s first home, perched on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, and nearby, the first church.