Scottish geographical magazine . and thus Avas borne from the island of Jamaica to Europe the precious historical relic referred to by Dr. Peucker. The attachment of the family of Columbus to this island is alsoillustrated in the choice made by his grandson Louis, who, in acceptinga modification of the agreement originally made between the SpanishGovernment and the admiral, exchanged the title of Viceroy and itsattendant emoluments for the island of Jamaica, together with the titlesof Marquis of Jamaica and Duke of Veragua. Coming to the presentsovereignty of the island, we find it the first i
Scottish geographical magazine . and thus Avas borne from the island of Jamaica to Europe the precious historical relic referred to by Dr. Peucker. The attachment of the family of Columbus to this island is alsoillustrated in the choice made by his grandson Louis, who, in acceptinga modification of the agreement originally made between the SpanishGovernment and the admiral, exchanged the title of Viceroy and itsattendant emoluments for the island of Jamaica, together with the titlesof Marquis of Jamaica and Duke of Veragua. Coming to the presentsovereignty of the island, we find it the first inhabited Spanish colonywhich capitulated to British arms in these seas—this occurred in 1655,the Spanish sovereignty extending from 1494 to 1655. It was due toOliver Cromwell, who, ambitious to found a British colonial empirein the West, and also, no doubt, from a desire to distract the attention oftroublesome political factions at home by opportunities of adventureabroad, that the expedition commanded by Penn and Venables was. KINGSTON HARBOUR.
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