Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Myngs was an English naval officer and privateer, most notably in the Colony of Jamaica. He came from a Norfolk family and was a relative of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Samuel Pepys' story of Myngs' humble birth, in explanation of his popularity, has now been evaluated by historians as being mostly fictitious in nature.
Christopher Myngs, by Sir Peter Lely, 1666, part of the Flagmen of Lowestoft series
The Crown Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became a British colony from 1707 and a Crown colony in 1866. The Colony was primarily used for sugarcane production, and experienced many slave rebellions over the course of British rule. Jamaica was granted independence in 1962.
Sugar cane cutters in Jamaica, 1880
Easter Rebellion memorial 20231007 120611
Cannon at Fort Haldane
Armory Bldg sign at Fort Haldane