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Sam Sharpe Square

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Bedste tid at besøge

Besøg i slutningen af eftermiddagen mellem kl. 16 og 17, når det gyldne lys bader bronzeskulpturerne, og den intense varme aftager.

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Entréen er helt gratis, uden at du behøver billet eller reservation. Tag din egen vand med for ikke at betale turistpris hos de omkringværende gadesælgere.

Planlæg dit besøg

30-45 min

Om

Hurtige fakta: Montego Bay's central square is named after Samuel Sharpe, a leader of the 1831 slave rebellion who fought for freedom. In the center of the square, a life-sized bronze sculpture of Sharpe and two other enslaved people marks the spot where he was hanged by British authorities.

Højdepunkter: Stepping here means walking on the same ground where 20,000 enslaved people gathered on Christmas Day 1831 to plan the Jamaican Slave Revolt, the largest uprising in British Caribbean history. I discovered that the decorative chains on the square's floor are not just ornamentation: they trace the exact perimeter of the former Government House and the slave market that existed on the site.

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