niqueza

Updated: July 4, 2026

Nombre de Dios was founded by Diego di Niqueza early in the sixteenth century, about the year 1510. It received its name from a remark the founder made on his first setting foot ashore: "Here we will found a settlement in the name of God." It was never a large place, for the bay lay exposed to the prevalent winds, being open to the north and north-east.

John Masefield - On the Spanish Main: Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.