![]() ![]() ![]() Word in port is that the Spanish treasure galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is stalled in nearby Matanceros harbor awaiting repairs. And law in the New World is made by those who take it into their hands. In the name of His Majesty King Charles II of England, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking. But for Captain Edward Hunter it is a life that can also lead to riches, if he abides by the island′s code. Port Royal, Jamaica′s capital, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, is devoid of London′s luxuries life here can end swiftly with dysentery or a dagger in your back. Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Publication Date: Novem(first published November 13, 200)īuried treasure it may be – but there was no gold to be found. ![]()
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