Jamaica (Great Britain)

This article is about the specific polity Jamaica (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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With the 1670 Treaty Of Madrid, Spain ceded Jamaica and the Cayman Islands to Britain as a consequence of the Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1660).

Establishment

August 1670: The 1670 treaty was signed by Spanish King Charles II and British King Charles II. The cession of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands marked the end of Spanish control in the region and solidified British dominance in the Caribbean.

Chronology

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1. Anglo-Spanish War (1654-60)

Was a war between the Kingdom of Spains and the Commonwealth of England caused by commercial rivalry.

1.1.Treaty of Madrid (1670)

Was the treaty that ended the Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1660).

2. Glorious Revolution

Was a revolution in England and Scotland that led to the deposition of Catholic King James II.

November 1688: By November 1688 William of Orange, who was Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and his wife Mary, were in control of England and Wales. They would later become King and Queen of Great Britain.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

March 1702: As William III of England was also the de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic (as Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic), the Personal Union between Netherlands and Great Britain ended at his death.

August 1962: Jamaica achieved independence from the United Kingdom.