Henry Morgan
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Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner and, later, the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided settlements and shi
Morgan from Piratas de la America (1681) by Alexandre Exquemelin
Sir Christopher Myngs, under whom Morgan served
Puerto del Príncipe being sacked in 1668
Morgan's attack on the Castillo de San Jerónimo, Porto Bello
1692 Jamaica earthquake
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The 1692 Jamaica earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica, on 7 June. A stopped pocket watch found in the harbour during a 1959 excavation indicated that it occurred around 11:43 AM local time.
Henry Morgan
…per annum (equal to £12970.81 today) from his estate "paid into the hands of my ever honest cozen [sic] Thomas Morgan of Tredegar". On 7 June 1692 an earthquake struck Port Royal. About two-thirds of the town, amounting to 33 acres (13 ha), sank into Kingston Harbour immediately after the main shock. Palisadoes cemetery, including…
Sunken Pirate City of Port Royal 1692 — uploaded by Mattes 2022