: MeSH: Jamaica

Geographic Locations > Islands > West Indies > Jamaica

... > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Islands > West Indies > Jamaica

Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > West Indies > Jamaica

Geographic Locations > Americas > Caribbean Region > West Indies > Jamaica

Jamaica

An island in the Greater Antilles in the West Indies. Its capital is Kingston. It was discovered in 1494 by Columbus and was a Spanish colony 1509-1655 until captured by the English. Its flourishing slave trade was abolished in the 19th century. It was a British colony 1655-1958 and a territory of the West Indies Federation 1958-62. It achieved full independence in 1962. The name is from the Arawak Xaymaca, rich in springs or land of springs. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p564 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p267)

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GX1V6HS4-K

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/1/99, last modified 7/3/12

Loterre