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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 · Now a relatively quiet fishing village, Port Royal was once so notorious that it was considered by many to be ‘the wickedest city on Earth’ – until it sank into the sea. British Broadcasting ...
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. Much of the old city, described in the 17th century as the "wickedest city in the west", lies underwater beside the town, the result of an earthquake that in 1692 ...
Description. Port Royal, Jamaica, commonly referred to as "the wickedest city on earth" conjures images of marauding pirates, daring naval conquests, looting, riches, destruction and devastation. It boats an intriguing and turbulent history as it rapidly grew to become the most important trading post in the New World.
15 de mar. de 2024 · 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. The town was founded on a natural harbour at the end of a 10-mile (16-km) sand spit between what is now Kingston Harbour and the Caribbean Sea .
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.
