Jamaica lies in the center of the Caribbean Sea, 90 miles south of Cuba and 100 miles west of Hispaniola. Jamaica is the largest of the "West Indies", having an area of 4,411 square miles, a length of 146 miles east to west, and a width of 51 miles at the greatest point. ... The Spanish Occupation (1494-1655) During his second voyage to the Americas, Christopher Columbus learned from the natives of Cuba of an island lying to the south rich with gold. ... His successor, Don Pedro de Esquimel continued and expanded the enslavement of the Indians, and in response the Arawaks attacked the Sp...

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