Ulúa

[ oo-loo-ah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.

Cortéz, at first, landed on the island of Ulua, in front of the site of the present city.

The castle, which stands upon the island of Ulua, is now fast going to decay.

Cortes had a dark chesnut stallion, which died afterwards at St. Juan de Ulua.

We always kept close to the shore, and steered in the direction of San Juan de Ulua.

How we arrive with our vessels in San Juan de Ulua, and what we did there.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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