ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bˈɪlt fˈɔːɹt eɪmzkˈiːɾə nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ hwˈɑːn də ˈæmeɪzkwˌɛɾə, ɐ fjˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt fɹʌm ˌɛl kænjjˈuːloʊ.
In the 1940s, the United States built Fort Amezquita (named for Juan de Amézqueta), a few hundred feet from El Cañuelo.