Acla

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Acla was a short-lived early 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement in present-day Panama, notable as the site where explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa was tried and executed.

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Acla canonical 2

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instanceOf Spanish colonial settlement
historical site
associatedWith conflict among Spanish conquistadors
exploration of the Pacific Ocean
causeOfEnd decline of strategic importance
harsh local conditions
country Spanish Empire
dissolved 16th century
eventLocation execution of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
trial of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
foundedBy Pedrarias Dávila
Spanish colonists
hasHistoricalRole early base for Spanish expansion in Central America
hasLanguage Spanish
inception early 16th century
jurisdiction governor Pedrarias Dávila
legalSystem Castilian law
locatedInPresentDay Panama
locatedInRegion Darién region
linked to: Darién Gap
locatedOn Caribbean coast of Panama
locatedOnContinent North America
notableFor execution of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
trial of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
partOf Castilian West Indies
linked to: Spanish West Indies
religion Roman Catholicism
significantPerson Pedrarias Dávila
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
status abandoned settlement
terrain tropical coastal area
timePeriod Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration

Spanish conquest of the Americas
usedAs administrative center
military outpost
port settlement

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