![]() ![]() ![]() The Spanish made attempts to reconquer the island themselves from the English but never succeeded, during this time the English supported piracy against Spanish ships in the Caribbean, which led to Port Royal in Jamaica becoming notorious for its lawlessness, Spain recognised English possession of Jamaica via the 1670 Treaty of Madrid, and the English then moved to control piracy in the Caribbean. The English would later invade and conquer the island in 1655 and named it Jamaica, many of the Spanish freed their slaves before fleeing the island, and many of them joined established Maroon communities who were descendants of Africans who formed settlements away from slavery, many of these settlements were found in the mountainous interior of the island. The Spanish would later bring large numbers of slaves from Africa to work as labourers on the island. During this time many of the native peoples were either killed or died from diseases introduced by the Spanish settlers. The Taino peoples were the original inhabitants of the island but the island would soon be taken by the Spanish after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. The country’s capital city Kingston is located on the island’s south-east coast. The island nation is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. The British overseas territory Cayman Islands is also nearby to Jamaica. Jamaica is a Caribbean island nation located in the Greater Antilles island grouping, other nearby nations include Cuba and the island of Hispaniola which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic. ![]()
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