Antigua

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Place nameAntigua

Other namesSanta Maria de la Antigua, Antiguan

CountryAntigua and Barbuda

SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Columbus landed here in 1493, & named the island for the church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Seville, Spain; settled by English colonists in 1632.

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