Between 1503 and 1505 , NicolÃ s 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-Libert Ã . Between 1503 and 1505 , NicolÃ s de Ovando , Spanish governor of the Hispaniola , founded the town of Puerto Real ( English , `` Royal Port '' ) , which today lies around the town of `` Caracol '' , to the west of Fort-Libert Ã .