HISTORY
After Christopher Columbus landed on the Bay Islands in 1502, pirates took over Port Royal to defend against assaults from the sea. One of the most famous explorers in the area was Sir Henry Morgan, known and feared as Captain Morgan.
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PIRATE ISLAND
Port Royal was a naturally protected harbor enclosed by a shallow coral reef and only one entrance. Three forts, two of them on the main island and the largest one directly on Fort Morgan Cay protected the fleet in the harbour.
Port Royal remained contested among British and Spanish troops, as well as raiding pirates for several centuries. Today, historic maps have survived in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and the National Archives in London.
In 1577, pirates arrived to Port Royal as a naturally protected harbor to defend against assaults from the sea. Three forts, two of them on the main island and the largest one directly on Fort Morgan Cay protected the fleet in the harbour.
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