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Jamaica was discovered by Columbus in 1494, and remained in the possession of the Spaniards until it was taken by the English in 1655, and their possession was confirmed by the Treaty of Madrid, 1670. Self-government was introduced in 1944 and gradually extended until Jamaica achieved complete independence on 6 Aug. 1962.
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Annual Report. Government Printer, Kingston
Guide to Jamaica. Issued by Jamaica Tourist Association. Kingston, from 1937
National Plan for Jamaica, 1957–67. Government Printer, Kingston, 1957
Handbook of Jamaica. Government Printer, Kingston, yearly from 1886
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Abrahams, P., Jamaica: an island mosaic. HMSO, 1957
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Steinberg, S.H. (1964). Jamaica. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270930_20
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