Port Royal
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port-royal-163-10073443
title:
Port Royal
text:
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. It was destroyed by an earthquake on 7 June 1692 and its accompanying tsunami, leading to the establishment of Kingston, which is now the largest city in Jamaica. Severe h
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wiki
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description:
City in Kingston, Jamaica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Royal
date created:
2003-04-27T19:38:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T08:55:31Z
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