Port Royal, Jamaica

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:areaCode 876
gptkbp:capturedBy English
1655
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Jamaican_dollar
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:earthquake
1692
gptkbp:founded circa 1494
gptkbp:foundedBy Spanish settlers
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Kingston_and_St._Andrew_Corporation
gptkbp:hasChurch gptkb:St._Peter's_Church
gptkbp:hasFort gptkb:Fort_Carlisle
gptkb:Fort_Walker
gptkb:Fort_James
gptkb:Fort_Charles
gptkbp:hasMarina gptkb:Morgan's_Harbour
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Port_Royal_Museum
gptkbp:hasNavalDockyard Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:historicalPopulation up to 6,500 (17th century)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major center of commerce in the Caribbean
notorious pirate haven
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Port Royal, Jamaica
gptkbp:inPopularCulture gptkb:Assassin's_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag_(video_game)
gptkb:Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)
various novels and documentaries
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:pirate
privateering
earthquake of 1692
gptkbp:latitude 17.9375
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Parish_of_Kingston
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Kingston_Harbour
gptkbp:longitude -76.8419
gptkbp:notableEvent fire (1703)
hurricane (1722)
tsunami (1692)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Laurence_Prince
gptkb:Henry_Morgan
gptkb:Charles_Leslie
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population less than 2,000 (modern)
gptkbp:postalCode JMACE15
gptkbp:status marina
tourist site
gptkbp:timezone EST
gptkbp:transportation road access
ferry to Kingston
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Port_Royal,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5