Port Royal
Sunken Jamaican city
Port Royal is a historic Jamaican harbor town that was the Caribbean's wealthiest and most notorious city in the 17th century, serving as a base for English privateers and pirates.
It was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1692, an event widely interpreted as divine judgment on its wickedness.
The name evokes images of buccaneers, treasure, and maritime lawlessness: Port Royal was the pirate capital of the New World.
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
Henry Morgan · plunder · galleon · treasure · Jolly Roger · cutlass · doubloon · loot
Caribbean island nation
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
- AntillesCaribbean island arc
island · palm · beach · coral reef · rum · hurricane · trade winds · mangrove
Seismic ground movement
- submergedBelow water's surface
- underwaterBelow the surface
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- divingEntering water deliberately
archaeology · excavation · salvage · ocean floor · silt · sediment · artifacts · preservation
Showy, abundant prosperity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
plunder · booty · gems · doubloons · Spanish gold · spoils · affluence · commerce
Vast colonial domain
- naval baseMilitary port for warships
- trade hubCommercial activity center
- sugar tradeCommerce in crystalline sweetener
- slaveryOwnership of people
plantation economy · mercantilism · governor · garrison · merchant · warehouse · shipyard · tavern
Notched defensive wall top
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
garrison · cannon · watchtower · barracks · defensive walls · artillery · sentry · naval defense
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
Blackbeard · Henry Morgan · plunder · galleon · treasure · Jolly Roger · cutlass · doubloon · loot · marooned
Jamaica
Caribbean island nation
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
Antilles · island · palm · beach · coral reef · rum · hurricane · trade winds · mangrove · lagoon
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- submergedBelow water's surface
- underwaterBelow the surface
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
diving · archaeology · excavation · salvage · ocean floor · silt · sediment · artifacts · preservation · sonar
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · plunder · booty · gems · doubloons · Spanish gold · spoils · affluence · commerce
British Empire
Vast colonial domain
- naval baseMilitary port for warships
- trade hubCommercial activity center
- sugar tradeCommerce in crystalline sweetener
slavery · plantation economy · mercantilism · governor · garrison · merchant · warehouse · shipyard · tavern · seaport
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
parapet · garrison · cannon · watchtower · barracks · defensive walls · artillery · sentry · naval defense · gun emplacement
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- Caribbean Piracypirate, buccaneer, privateer, corsair, Spanish Main
- Caribbean piratespirates, buccaneers, Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, privateers
- Ocean MysteriesBermuda Triangle, ghost ships, shipwrecks, lost treasure, sea monsters
- Pirates of the CaribbeanJack Sparrow, Davy Jones, Will Turner, Flying Dutchman, Kraken
Port RoyalVatican City
Independent papal microstate
Plymouth Colony · Geneva · Bethlehem · Holy See · Massachusetts Bay Colony
royal, port, supporter, reporter, royalty, portfolio, porter, transportation, ports