History
About a century ago it was considered to be the second capital of the Miskito Kingdom when the last Mosco king took up residence in the city. He arrived there after Henry Clarence deposed him in Bluefields in 1894.
At that time, Pearl Lagoon was called "the Granada of the Mosquitia by one of the Conquistadores of the Pacific Coast (the Caribbean side wasn't a part of Nicaragua) because of its beauty and the booming ship traffic. An 18th century cannon situated in the main street of the city has an inscription commemorating battles between liberal and conservative factions.
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