Facts about SPANISH TOWN You Probably did not know (History of Spanish Town)
Facts about SPANISH TOWN You Probably did not know (History of Spanish Town)
Located approximately 26 km west of Jamaica's capital, and situated along the Rio Cobre River is the oldest continuously occupied city in the Western Hemisphere. This city is known a Spanish town and is Jamaica's national treasure architecturally.
In 1509, five years after been marooned for 347 days on the north-eastern town of Sevilla la Nueva or new seville Christopher Columbus bequeathed Jamaica to his heirs… Today Sevillia la Nueva is better known as St. Ann`s Bay.
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Sources: Black, C. (1960). Spanish Town - The Old Capital. Spanish Town: Parish Council of St. Catherine. Buisseret, D. (1996). Historic Jamaica from the air. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, Sherlock, P. and Campbell, H. (1998). The Story of the Jamaican People. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers. www.nlj.org.jm/docs/spanishtown.htm, www.discoverjamaica.com/gleaner/
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These historical contents are priceless
@EliteJamaica
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Thanks for watching
I am from Spanish Town and I really appreciate it bless up fam.
@EliteJamaica
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Blessings and thanks for watching
I grew up in Spanish Town and lived at 31 King St. My grandmother Enid Wilson was once the Registrar General of the Record Office. My grandfather Leo “Pope” Wilson was the Paymaster General & the Organist at the Cathedral Church. Thanks for the history lesson.
I am so greatful for Elite Jamaica Official Channel, keeping us informed and telling us how it used to be. Thank you Alex.
Spanish Town is a treasure that we neglected that's why criminals took it over just imagine the revenue that could come from that city with good investments
Thanks for watching
@cynthiamclawrence8901
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Thank you this have been most informative. I have learned a lot from this video that I can passed on to my children and grandchildren
Loving this parish series please do Portland! Also, you touched on it a bit but I would love to hear about Jamaica’s pirate history. Thank you for the quality content🇯🇲
Very interesting!! Thank you so much. Blessings 🙏🏿
i have never been to Spanish Town, but will visit if I ever make it to Jamaica. Interesting history that I do not remember ever learning in school. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about this history, Alexx. Thank you.
@EliteJamaica
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Thanks for watching
@davidscott3726
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If you love your life then stay out of that hell hole..I remember the first time I left Kingston and go over there😳😳😳.
@DadrianneSegree
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@@davidscott3726 Funny you say this David when Kingston's crime rate is consistently higher than Spanish Town's.
@davidscott3726
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@@DadrianneSegree Lie that,Kingston have alot a middle class community that are violence free,Can't say that for spain
Thank you for your research. Good to know the depth of the history of Spanish town very educational.
Give thanks my brother, great wisdom 🔥💥🌟💯🔯💯🌟💥🔥
I've always enjoyed watching documentaries and often expressed my wish that someone would make good quality documentaries about our region (it's easy to find history of Europe, etc). This was very informative. Thank you. Keep up the excellent work.
Sections of Spanish Town always have a historical aura
This was very helpful and informative, thanks for sharing
Quite Informative...thank you😊
Much thanks for this very educational video... 👍
Hi love your videos. Please do a video on the history of Guy's Hill in St. Catherine.
@EliteJamaica
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OK
Yes very interesting
As a jamaican tour guide I always come here for facts to present to my tourists thank you.your videos are top tier
@EliteJamaica
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I am happy I could do that for you, thanks for watching
@athena5954
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@@EliteJamaica keep up the good work I always watch your ads .much love n respect
Thanks Alexx to you and your team for putting together this information documentary. Unfortunately it is the city of blood now.
@lotstarbuic8395
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@@HummingbirdJa let's not beat around the bush here. Both political parties are responsible for the state of our nation. Every single polititian I know has joined and maintained a monopoly of governance - GARRISON POLITICS, and until every hard working, honest Jamaican stop voting for everyone of these politicians it will never stop. The Constitution allows for citizens to abstain from voting if they do not see a viable candidate. Or you can walk into the voting centers across the island and draw a line through your ballot in a show of protest. The result will be a Voided Election but it will send the true message that we need a new breed of PERFORMANCE POLITITIANS.
Spanish Town also called Santiago de la vega. Has rich history not only was it a Taino village but became a cattle ranch. The earliest ranching culture in the Americas started there. Vaqueros or cowboys worked that area with long horn cattle and Andalusian horse's. Bullfighting was also a weekend sport in early Spanish Town. The first black catholic priest was there at the church. Spanish music was developed into a creole style there. We are the first cowboys not Mexico or America.
Thank you for these historical lessons
I too was born and grew up in Spanish Town and enjoy the history of my home Town. Left Jamaica 1977 and would love to return, but the new breed of native, not knowing its history, introduced crimes and violence to a once peaceful Town.
I have been to the square to help someone get a death certificate, had to pay a guy outside to get it in 5 mins after the people inside told them it would take months through the regular process. Cho. Place is impressive still, nice video.
What about the Phillipo Baptist Church? Also the Peoples Museum at the Old Kings House.. so much more to tell
Sir Alexx this is the first time I ever heard of female pirates when you mentioned Anne Bonny and Mary Read. This video is very educational. Thanks again to you and Team Elite. Where are the Primary School teachers liking this video.
@lotstarbuic8395
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@@HummingbirdJa I am sorry Patricia they don't, in fact they CANNOT. We, a FREE people of JAMAICA is forced to uphold the remnants of our colonial master ENGLAND. The teachers are only "authorized" to teach what the Tertiary Instititions taught them and what the Ministry of Education, Jamaica(ENGLAND) approved for the curriculum. None of our successive government has ever sought to bring about an INDEPENDENT JAMAICA!
Man island rich in history and resources but many don't see No the value only oust
I enjoy
Am starting to like this channel these are the things they should teach our kids n stop teach them a history that is not ours I like in my community in Jamaica for years n I was never thought about the history of my community are parish
@EliteJamaica
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Thanks so much for your support
it is a shame how this important part of our history has been left to decay and the area is now essentially a ghetto when it could have been an attraction earning money for the country and educating our people. Alex what has happened to the Arawak village that used to be there, also the nearby arawak museum? This area should be cleaned up, traffic diverted and the buildings restored. So sad.
Again,I thank you on SPANISH TOWN,yes there were many historic buildings, Some still exists, some years ago it came out that whomever statue,occupies ‘RODNEY’ in NOT HIM,that statue was sent by mistake, so RODNEY,,exists somewhere,other than JAMAICA !, an accident by chance,,, and so it goes,!,, ,,,,;;;🏴🇬🇧🇯🇲🇯🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Half that story, as I listen, is filled in by non-euro-centric rasta people. I have spent 3 separate portions a time in, Half Way Tree, Irishtown at Strawberry Hill, Sp.colonial manse, and weeks upon Stony Hill, jus below Barrington Levy’s house. One stay in Negril, near Kaiser’s place. No doubt one of the best history lessons, my reggae music partner, coulda ever teach, was complete, today, when I saw Bullocks street, inna Spanishtown, my singa, was ‘Ras’ Jahn Bullock, fr. Boston.. we played roots music, for 35 years, recorded 2 albums, thanks to Bob, Colin Leslie, and Errol Brown.. Loose Caboose🇲🇱!
@vilmabeckford1483
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Thanks Alex for the history lesson. Much
@vilmabeckford1483
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Grace
me gustaria ir al pueblo español
Are there spanish people in spanish town
You guys heard about the racist memorial to the guy who put the morant rebellion down in an english church?
@TheDarkestStar1
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@@HummingbirdJa I'm unsure if the link actually went through. Let me know as I know youtube censorship is strange.
Oliver Cromwell had no desire for the capture of Jamaica he actually wanted Hispaniola which is today’s Dominican Republic & Haiti . Hispaniola was well defended by the Spanish so Admiral William Penn & Admiral Robert Venables went for the less defended island of Jamaica which they stole from the Spanish !
@bobcosmic
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Miss Barnes I suggest that you go back & listen to the video & to what is said about the strategic importance of Jamaica. You know what, don’t bother, just keep on doing what you’re doing !
@bobcosmic
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@@HummingbirdJa Yes you ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Spanish town is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Jamaica. NOT western hemisphere A simple google search will prove that
Maroons was NOT African they were indigenous Black Indian
They Black that came on ships was coming from Ireland whales Scotland very few whites they were sent to Barbados from their they the British sent the to various other island but Barbados was the home to the British landing in the islands... one ???? People if Cromwell sent 350 thousands people to Barbados n they were WHITE then y r the islands from them time up to now is still 90% Blacks???? The white in the island has NEVER been the majority n up.tell today Barbados still have estimate to have 350 thousands people do the math....