Spain owned the territory
Cataracts made parts of the riverbed to dry out. The shallows depth and rushing made the river impassable.
I think that the positives of partisanship is that the incumbent political leader will have the (1) unwavering support from his cohorts with regards to the projects, programs or laws that he/she will be implementing (2) their aspirations and objectives are aligned which helps in catalyzing in the changes that they may want to implement in the government or administration
It was originally governed by a Dutch colony called new Amsterdam founded by peter Minuit in 1626 on manhattan island