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| name                    = Port Royal
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(contracted; show full)t was a popular homeport for the English and Dutch-sponsored privateers to spend their treasure during the 17th century. When those governments abandoned the practice of issuing [[letters of marque]] to privateers against the Spanish treasure fleets and possessions in the later 16th century, many of the crews turned [[pirate]]. They continued to use the city as their main base during the 17th century. Pirates from around the world congregated at Port Royal, coming from waters as far away as [[Madagascar]].
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After the 1692 disaster, Port Royal's commercial role was steadily taken over by the nearby town (and later, city) of [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]. Plans were developed in 1999 to redevelop the small fishing town as a heritage tourism destination to serve cruise ships. Thoughts were that it could capitalize on its unique heritage, with archaeological findings from pre-colonial and privateering years as the basis of possible attractions.<ref name=BBCKingston/>

==Colonisation of Port Royal==
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[[Category:Privateering]]
[[Category:Sunken cities]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kingston, Jamaica]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kingston, Jamaica]]
[[Category:1518 establishments in the Spanish Empire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1518]]
[[Category:Piracy in the Caribbean]]
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<small>This page was moved from [[:en:Port Royal]]. Its edit history can be viewed at [[Port Royal/edithistory]]</small></noinclude>