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Nueva Cádiz
10.8239° N, -64.1667° E
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Nueva Cádiz is an archaeological site and former port town on Cubagua, off the coast of Venezuela. First established in 1500 as a seasonal settlement, by 1515 it had become a year-round permanent town. it was one of the first European settlements in the Americas. The settlement was given the name Nueva Cádiz when it was incorporated as a city in 1528.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Incorporation as a city
12 September 1528
Seasonal settlement established
1500
Rancherias occupied during trading seasons
1502
Permanent year‑round town
1515
Population growth after uprising
1520
Population census snapshot
1530
Population peak
c. 1535
Rapid decline in inhabitants
1539
Hurricane destruction and abandonment
1541
Archaeological investigation by José María Cruxent
1950s–1960s
National Monument designation
1979
Documentary on the ruins released
2015
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