Port Royal
About Port Royal
Port Royal was 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, the capital and the most populated and prosperous city in Jamaica. Severe hurricanes have regularly damaged the area. Another severe earthquake occurred in 1907.
On the show — 3 mentions total
The biggest pirate stronghold was Port Royal in Jamaica. This was in the 1600s and it was being fought over between the English and the Spanish. It was the second largest European city in the New World — second only to Boston.
from 298: No Such Thing As An Emotional Support Amoeba, 2019-12-06 at 00:42:32 · read transcript
More places from this episode
298: No Such Thing As An Emotional Support Amoeba put 2 places on the map.
- Old Faithful Inn · United States
Coordinates: 17.9375, -76.8411