Portobelo, formerly PUERTO BELLO, a decayed seaport of Colombia, on the northern shore of the Isthmus of Panamá. It has an excellent harbour, discovered by Columbus in 1502, but has fallen into decay since 1739, when it was stormed by Admiral Vernon. Pop. 1300.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 334
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