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Cristóbal Arnaldo Ysasi

17th century · 17th century · Also known as Cristóbal Arnaldo Isasi

Cristóbal Arnaldo Ysasi was the last Spanish governor of Jamaica. After the English captured the island in 1655 he led a guerrilla resistance from the mountains with the help of free Africans, while expeditions from Cuba tried to retake it. Defeated at Rio Nuevo in 1658 and abandoned by his Maroon allies, he escaped to Cuba in 1660.

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Spanish Jamaica

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cristóbal Arnaldo Ysasi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cristobal-arnaldo-ysasi
MLA: “Cristóbal Arnaldo Ysasi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cristobal-arnaldo-ysasi. Accessed .
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