Myngs’s atrocities lead to an outrage and…

April 1663 CE

Myngs’s atrocities lead to an outrage and Charles II of England is forced to forbid further attacks in April, a policy to be carried out by Jamaica’s new acting governor, Thomas Lynch.

Nevertheless, a pattern has been set and large buccaneer attacks on Spanish settlements, secretly condoned by the English authorities, will continue till the end of the century, gradually laying waste to the entire region.

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Port Royal Kingston Jamaica View →

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Charles II View → Sir Christopher Myngs View →

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New Spain, Viceroyalty of View → Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View → Jamaica (English Colony) View → England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of View → Tortuga (French Colony) View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Colonization of the Americas, English View → Piracy, Golden Age of View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Gem materials View → Strategic metals View → Slaves View → Sweeteners View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Finance View →

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