Origins Quiz — Thursday, August 27, 2026

What Caribbean island's name literally means "rich port" in Spanish — originally the name of its main harbor settlement, while the island itself was first called San Juan Bautista, until the two names gradually swapped places over the centuries? (Two words: 6, 4 letters)

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