Juan de Bolas Mountain in Saint Catherine, Jamaica[1] (some sources say Clarendon[3]) is named after Juan de Bolas, A Chief of a Group of Maroons who sided with the Spanish during the British Spanish war in Jamaica 1655. He was caught by the British and turned to their side and was instrumental in defeating the Spanish. He would then betray the maroons by revealing their settlement to the British and serving as a Maroon Hunter [3][2]
| Juan de Bolas Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Juan de Bolas Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,743 ft (836 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 18°04′14″N 77°07′36″W / 18.070554°N 77.126770°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jamaica |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet G. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys. 1973.
- ^ a b "Juan de Bolas Mountain". Wikimapia. Wikimapia. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ a b Sibley, Inez (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica. p. 85.
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