Tag: Jamaica

Restoration 12: The fall of Panama and rise of Jamaica

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Henry Morgan’s privateering exploits had turned to full on piracy by the time he attacked Maracaibo and, especially, Panama City.  Still, he enjoyed the support of the island’s population and leadership, and the money he brought to the colony facilitated its transformation into one of England’s wealthiest colonies.   Transcript By 1669, Henry Morgan’s buccaneering exploits Read more about Restoration 12: The fall of Panama and rise of Jamaica[…]

Restoration 9: war and pieces of eight

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Henry Morgan’s piratical exploits during the Second Anglo-Dutch War took him not into combat with England’s allies, but rather against the Spanish of Cuba and Panama.   Website (transcripts)   Intelligent Speech Conference information! Henry Morgan book Transcript We’ve talked about Barbados handling the Second Anglo-Dutch War almost alone, and the question of what Jamaica was doing at Read more about Restoration 9: war and pieces of eight[…]

Restoration 6: No peace beyond the line

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If you enjoy this show, would you please rate/review on whatever podcast app you use?  Thank you!   As Jamaica limped along after the Western Design, escaped slaves maintained their own colony in the island’s central mountains, and pirates controlled Port Royal.  From 1661-64, Jamaica had a series of governors, one of whom lasted only 10 Read more about Restoration 6: No peace beyond the line[…]

ECW 29: The Western Design – Conquering Jamaica

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The Western Design was England’s disastrous attempt to conquer Spanish America, starting with Hispaniola, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Cartagena. Instead, after an unspeakably bad defeat in Hispaniola, they ended up with Jamaica. Jamaica quickly became England’s bloodiest colony, and much of that blood came from Irish victims of transportation. It was a disaster, though, which Read more about ECW 29: The Western Design – Conquering Jamaica[…]