5/13/2023 0 Comments Bitter Orange by Marshall Moore![]() The Assembly Chamber was used occasionally to host balls to honour celebrities. The House of Assembly was the scene of many bitter debates and struggles between the Governors and the members of the Assembly. This two storey brick structure was constructed around 1762. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1925 leaving only the main eastern facade and the stables. In 1838, the proclamation of the abolition of slavery was read from the steps of King's House. This building formed the first unit of the civic square designed in the then popular Georgian style. The Hall was demolished in 1761 to make room for the new mansion. In 1762, a new official residence for the Governor, King's House, was erected on the site of the Old Spanish Hall of Audience. The Emancipation Square is generally acclaimed to be the most impressive of its kind in the West Indies. Spanish Town still possesses memories of the past with its many historical buildings. When the English captured the island in 1655, Spanish Town remained the capital of the island until 1872 when this status was conferred on Kingston. ![]() It was the capital of Spanish Jamaica from 1534 to 1655. The town is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Jamaica. It was first known as Villa de la Vega, later St. Spanish Town, built by the Spanish after Sevilla Nueva (New Seville) was abandoned, dates from 1534. ![]()
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