Santiago de la Vega
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Santiago de la Vega was the original Spanish colonial settlement that later became known as Spanish Town, a historic former capital of Jamaica.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingston | 0 |
| Spanish Town | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital city
ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Santiago de la Vega de la Vega
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Jago de la Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Iago de la Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Jago de la Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial period in Jamaica
ⓘ
Spanish colonial period in Jamaica ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Jamaica (early British period)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamaica (under Spanish rule) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| currentName | Spanish Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Spanish Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Spanish colonists ⓘ |
| governedBy |
British colonial governors of Jamaica (while still capital)
ⓘ
Spanish colonial governors of Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Santiago de la Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Spanish Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic town ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
administrative centre of Jamaica
ⓘ
commercial centre of Jamaica ⓘ religious centre of Jamaica ⓘ |
| historicCapitalOf | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfColonialAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| laterLanguageOfAdministration | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Saint Catherine Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| replaced | Santiago de la Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest European settlements in Jamaica ⓘ |
| status | no longer official capital ⓘ |
| urbanSuccessor | modern Spanish Town ⓘ |
| urbanType | planned colonial town ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.