Jeremy II
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Jeremy II was a King
of the Miskito kingdom. The dates of his succession to the throne and death are uncertain. Spanish sources refer to him as Bernabé.
Little is known about this king. The Spanish governor of Costa Rica sent him rich presents for him to come and recognize Spanish sovereignty, but when his party was on the high seas, they were intercepted by English sloops and taken to Jamaica. On 25 June 1720, Nicholas Lawes
, the governor of Jamaica
signed a formal agreement with a Miskito king named Jeremy to provide 50 men to track down maroons in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
. According to Michael Olien, given the age of Jeremy I in 1699 (age 60) it seems unlikely that he was the same Jeremy who was ruling in 1720 as this would make him 80.
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of the Miskito kingdom. The dates of his succession to the throne and death are uncertain. Spanish sources refer to him as Bernabé.
Little is known about this king. The Spanish governor of Costa Rica sent him rich presents for him to come and recognize Spanish sovereignty, but when his party was on the high seas, they were intercepted by English sloops and taken to Jamaica. On 25 June 1720, Nicholas Lawes
Nicholas Lawes
Sir Nicholas Lawes was Governor of Jamaica from 1718 to 1722.He was a British knight.In his capacity as Governor during the Golden Age of Piracy he tried many pirates, among them "Calico Jack" Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Robert Deal, & Charles Vane...
, the governor of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
signed a formal agreement with a Miskito king named Jeremy to provide 50 men to track down maroons in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. According to Michael Olien, given the age of Jeremy I in 1699 (age 60) it seems unlikely that he was the same Jeremy who was ruling in 1720 as this would make him 80.