When Spanish Explorer Christopher Columbus landed at what is now known as Discovery Bay Jamaica, on May 4, 1494 he couldn't believe his eyes. It's the fairest isle eyes have ever beheld, he commented.
That was the genesis of the awe and wonder of this little island in the years to come as its impact would be felt near and far. It would take just under two hundred years for Spain to loose control of Xaymaca, land of wood and water, as the Taino indians, the native population called it. The powerful English wrestled Jamaica from Spain in 1655. England sent privateers to Jamaica to help quell any possible Spanish insurgency. In later years, these privateers took on laws of their own and became known as the dreaded buccaneers or pirates, the most notorious among them Sir Henry Morgan. Their base was Port Royal, which earned the title "the wickedest and richest city on earth." Here we go again Jamaica. You are making a name! (See Port Royal, a Novel, by award-winning Jamaican author Horane Smith who has seven novels on various Jamaican subjects from slavery to piracy to reggae music. (www.horanesmith.com)
Stay tuned as the mystery unfolds.
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