Spanish Attack - George Town, Cayman Islands
Posted by: denben
N 19° 17.801 W 081° 22.982
17Q E 459757 N 2133699
The historic sign titled "Spanish Attack" is erected on the site of the remains of Fort George on the corner of Harbour Drive and Fort Street in George Town, Grand Cayman.
Waymark Code: WMV55P
Location: Cayman Islands
Date Posted: 02/25/2017
Views: 3
The original purpose of Fort George was to defend Grand Cayman from attacks by Spanish marauders from Cuba. Locals and cruise ship visitors can visit for free the remains of Fort George and get information from the various markers on the site.
This sign says:
"Spanish Attack - At George Town there is a small Fort, not very well constructed and in which is mounted three Guns but which is by no means well equipped. This place is the most accessible to any Enemy, but then it is the only place where vessels of burden can anchor with any security.. The Fort was attacked by the Spaniards from Cuba and totally destroyed. Its desirable situation however for Shipping, led to its renewal. - Edward Corbe Report to Jamaican Governor Lt-Gen George Nugent, 1802.
In 1779, Spain followed France's example set the previous year and had declared war on Britain in sympathy with the American colonists. It is suggested that the attack on George Town about this time was not a random act of pirates or marauders, but a deliberate military action perpetrated by Spain against one of Britain's Caribbean possessions.
Tallying in his 1802 census only 933 residents on Grand Cayman of which 382 were white or free coloured, Corbet noted that "they can muster in the Island about eighty persons capable of bearing arms. "Divided by swamps and separated by cliff rock, these defenders would have been hard-pressed to resist any Spanish attack."
Group that erected the marker: National Trust Cayman Islands
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Harbour Drive George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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