Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 6, 1962 after more than 300 years of British colonial rule. The island became an imperial colony in 1509 when Spain conquered the Indigenous Taino people.
Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 6, 1962 after more than 300 years of British colonial rule. The island became an imperial colony in 1509 when Spain conquered the Indigenous Taino people.