Scribblings From Saint Ann Jamaica

Search This Blog

Cruise ship at the Ocho Rio's pier.

on January 15, 2019

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Comments

The Parish of Saint Ann, then and now.

Saint Ann is about 1212 km square with a population of approximately 173,000.00 (JIS) and is one of the largest, most beautiful and historic parishes of Jamaica. It was named Santa Ana by the spaniards. It's is also known as “The garden Parish” . This is because of its natural beauty. It’s in this Parish that Christopher Columbus first set foot on Jamaican soil. Columbus spent a whole year on this coast. This was the longest time and in one place on any of his voyages to the new world. The first capital of Jamaica Sevilla La Nueva, was built in Saint Ann. It was one of the earliest European settlements in the Americas. The first enslaved Africans to come to Jamaica also landed in this Parish. They were body servants to the Spaniards.Saint Ann is one of the places where the famous pimento or allspice grows. It is also one of the principal areas of bauxite mining in the world and contains the important tourist resort town of Ocho Rios. In the earlier times there was a great deal o

Old Jamaican notes

These are Jamaican $5.00, $2.00 and u$1.00 notes. They are no longer used as the have been replaced with coins. The size has been reduced so has the value of the Jamaican dollar. When I was going to school $2.00 could take me from Saint Ann's to Claremont and back.

Spanish jar

18th century spanish jar at Columbus Park, Discovery Saint Ann , Jamaica

Powered by Blogger