A brief history of literacy in Jamaica: Education under the Spanish
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The Spanish arrived in Jamaica in 1494, and settled the island in 1510. They were known to establish colonies of settlement in those territories which were a priority for them. A major settlement in the Caribbean was on Hispañola, now in the Dominican Republic, starting in 1492. Education, the domain of the Roman Catholic Church, was promoted with schools and universities established for the children of the Spanish settlers from the 16th century. The focus was on language and religious education
