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The town had one of the first Spanish cathedrals to be built in the New World, constructed around 1525. Many Christian denominations have churches or meeting halls in the town, including a Roman Catholic church and Wesleyan, Baptist and Seventh-day Adventist chapels. There is also a mosque.
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The historic architecture and street names mark the colonial history, such as Red Church and White Church streets, symbolic of the Spanish chapels of the red and white cross, as well as Monk Street, in reference to the
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Kingston had been founded in the aftermath of the 1692 earthquake. By 1755, serious rivalry from lobbyists caused increasing speculation about the continued suitability of Spanish Town as the capital. In 1836, Governor
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pitch or oval located just outside the St. Catherine District Prison, where some inmates can get a limited view of the sport through their cell windows. Association football is also played at the
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Standing untouched in character is a historic alms-house, public hospital, and a penal institution built in the eighteenth century. The town contains a factory that manufactures dyes from
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In 2009, the population of Spanish Town was estimated to be about 160,000. The population of Spanish Town, like the rest of the St. Catherine, has been growing rapidly.
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took on many administrative roles and functioned as an unofficial capital during the beginning of English rule. By the time Port Royal was devastated by an
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observed that "the capital was in ruins, with no commercial, manufacturing and agricultural concern in operation." To worsen the situation, following the
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had been living in the area for approximately a millennium before this, but this was the first European habitation on the south of the island.
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It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "Spain" or "Prison Oval" within Jamaica. The latter nickname is a reference to the
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The pocket guide to the West Indies, British Guiana, British Honduras, the Bermudas, the Spanish Main, and the Panama canal
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of the island. After the seat of government was relocated, Spanish Town lost much of its economic and cultural vitality.
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The station opened in 1845 and closed in October 1992 when all passenger traffic on Jamaica's railways abruptly ceased.
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ordered the removal of the capital in 1872 to Kingston. As a larger port, it had come to be considered the
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that once stood nearby. Nugent and Manchester streets were named for the British Colonial Governors,
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Erica Virtue, "Violence preventing Spanish Town monuments from receiving 'heritage site' status"
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was founded by the Spanish in 1534 as the capital of the colony. Later, it was also called
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bridge, designed by Thomas Wilson and manufactured by Walker and Company of
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from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the
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Modern view of the former House of Assembly, now the Town Hall.
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A restoration project began in 2004, with funding provided by
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The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845–1975 – Pg18
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Gone is the Ancient Glory, Spanish Town Jamaica 1534–2000
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Spanish Town Iron Bridge a little safer for residents,
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Spanish Town (disambiguation)
St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral
Spanish Town is located in Jamaica
17°59′45″N 76°57′18″W / 17.9958766°N 76.9551086°W / 17.9958766; -76.9551086
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English conquered Jamaica in 1655

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