nicarao

Updated: March 6, 2026

In January, 1522, one Gil Gonzalez started from Panama northward on the Pacific side, with a few frail barks, and in March discovered Lake Nicaragua, which has its name from the cacique, Nicaragua, or Nicarao, whose town stood upon its shores.

A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan - The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future