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The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions over the course of British rule ...
Jamaica's political patterns and governmental structure were shaped during two decades of what was called "constitutional decolonisation," the period between 1944 and independence in 1962. Having seen how little popular appeal the PNP's 1944 campaign position had, the party shifted toward the centre in 1949 and remained there until 1974.
In 1509 the first Spanish settlement on the island was founded near St Ann's Bay and Santa Gloria. The settlement was named Sevilla la Nueva (or "New Seville"). The Spanish Empire began its official governance of Jamaica that year. [13] At this time, Columbus's son, Diego, instructed conquistador Juan de Esquivel to formally occupy Jamaica in ...
1509 Spanish colonization of Jamaica begins. 1511 Spanish foundation of Baracoa - colonization of Cuba begins. 1520 Spaniards removed last Amerindians from Lucayan Archipelago ( population of 40,000 in 1492 ). 1525 Spanish colonization of Margarita Island begins. 1526 Spanish colonization of Bonaire begins. 1527 Spanish colonization of Curaçao ...
These problems were seen on various different scales in the Dominican Republic in the 16th century; Martinique in the 17th century; Jamaica and Haiti in the 18th century; and Cuba and Puerto Rico in the 19th century. In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived on the northern coast of Hispaniola and Spanish colonization began to establish itself. By ...
A key to this was the cooperation between most indigenous elites with the new ruling structure. The Spanish recognized indigenous elites as nobles and gave them continuing standing in their communities. Indigenous elites could use the noble titles don and doña, were exempt from the head-tax, and could entail their landholdings into cacicazgos ...
Casta (Spanish:) is a term which means "lineage" in Spanish and Portuguese and has historically been used as a racial and social identifier. In the context of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, the term also refers to a theoretical framework which postulates that colonial society operated under a hierarchical race-based "caste system".
Spanish cities and towns in Jamaica [ edit ] The reminders of this historical period are the names of places all over the island, Such as Ocho Rios , Rio Bueno , Santa Cruz , Rio Cobre , Port Antonio and most importantly Spanish Town, formerly known as St. Jago de la Vega, the capital under the Spanish.