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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.
Map of Jamaica in 1528 Juan de Esquivel (c. 1480 – c. 1513) [ 1 ] was a Spanish colonist and first governor of the Colony of Santiago , now Jamaica . Biography
Jamaican culture consists of the religion, norms, values, and lifestyle that define the people of Jamaica. The culture is mixed, with an ethnically diverse society, stemming from a history of inhabitants beginning with the original inhabitants of Jamaica (the Taínos ).
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The term Caribbean culture summarizes the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social elements that are representative of Caribbean people all over the world. As a collection of settler nations , the contemporary Caribbean has been shaped by waves of migration that have combined to form a unique blend of customs, cuisine , and ...
The Taino referred to the island as "Xaymaca," but the Spanish gradually changed the name to "Jamaica." [12] In the so-called Admiral's map of 1507, the island was labeled as "Jamaiqua"; and in Peter Martyr's first tract from the Decades of the New World (published 1511—1521), he refers to it as both "Jamaica" and "Jamica."
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The Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico) can be considered a separate subregion of Latin America, culturally distinct from both continental Spanish-speaking countries and the non-Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Apart from culture, the Spanish Caribbean is different racially as well.