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Archipiélago de Colón

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Etymology

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Renamed by the Ecuadorian government in 1892 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus (Spanish Colón).

Proper noun

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Archipiélago de Colón m

  1. (historical) Synonym of islas Galápagos, Galápagos Islands (an archipelago in Ecuador)