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Port Royal is a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. [1]
Port Royal ("Puerto Real" en español) fue la sede del gobierno británico en Jamaica y la principal base pesquera y comercial de la isla durante el siglo XVII. En su época de esplendor también acogió a un gran número de piratas que atacaban las naves españolas, francesas y británicas.
21 de sept. de 2020 · While Port Royal is now a relatively quiet fishing village at the end of a 29km sandbar extending out from Kingston, in the late 17th Century its reputation was so nefarious that it was...
- James March
One of the oldest and most historic regions of the country, Port Royal has maintained much of its independence as well as its heritage. Once the enclave of pirates and other outlaws, there is still a strong seafaring tradition.
4 de abr. de 2020 · Visit Port Royal, Jamaica & take a step into the past when pirates ruled. Once a thriving 17th-century port city, the village still stands with must-see relics.
- Visitjamaica
Hace 4 días · Port Royal, historic harbour town on the southern coast of Jamaica, once the busiest trading centre of the British West Indies and infamous for general debauchery.
Port Royal is a small fishing village at the end of the peninsula that juts out from Kingston Harbor. In 1692 a massive earthquake rocked the area, sinking a large part of Port Royal (and many a pirate, har!) into the Caribbean sea, so the small fishing village that is there today, is what remains of the town that was once the capital of Jamaica.
