Myngs’s atrocities lead to an outrage and …
Years: 1663 - 1663
April
Myngs’s atrocities lead to an outrage and Charles II of England is forced to forbid further attacks in April, a policy to be carried out by Jamaica’s new acting governor, Thomas Lynch.
Nevertheless, a pattern has been set and large buccaneer attacks on Spanish settlements, secretly condoned by the English authorities, will continue till the end of the century, gradually laying waste to the entire region.
Locations
People
Groups
- New Spain, Viceroyalty of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Jamaica (English Colony)
- England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of
- Tortuga (French Colony)
Topics
Commodoties
- Fish and game
- Weapons
- Hides and feathers
- Gem materials
- Strategic metals
- Slaves
- Sweeteners
- Land
- Tobacco
