It was centrally located for the time, but it was still established with the idea it would have coastal access.
And it was a decent location that followed the European model of having the capital not on the coast but inland enough to defend. Caracas matches that location as well.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Washington is more or less centrally located given the scope of the original colonies. Not given the current scope of the United States.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 days ago
It was centrally located for the time, but it was still established with the idea it would have coastal access.
And it was a decent location that followed the European model of having the capital not on the coast but inland enough to defend. Caracas matches that location as well.