Between 1503 and 1505 , Nicolás de Ovando , Spanish governor of Hispaniola , founded the town of Puerto Real ( `` Royal Port '' ) , which today lies around the town of Caracol , to the west of Fort-Liberté .
Between 1503 and 1505 , Nicolás de Ovando , Spanish governor of the Hispaniola , founded the town of `` Puerto Real '' ( English , `` Royal Port '' ) where is the present town of `` Caracol '' , to the west of Fort-Liberté .