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Ulúa

American  
[oo-loo-ah] / uˈlu ɑ /

noun

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


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In the harbor of San Juan de Ulúa the Spaniards took the fleet by stratagem; the Judith and the Minion, with Hawkyns on board, being the only vessels that escaped.

From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams)

The little island and fort of San Juan de Ulúa just opposite the wharfs, the island of Sacrificios a little farther to the left.

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett