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  • Jamaica's 1693 French Invasion: The Battle for the Caribbean

    Jamaica's 1693 French Invasion: The Battle for the Caribbean
    2026/06/08
    In June 1693, just a year after the earthquake that destroyed Port Royal, a French fleet of over 20 ships and 1,500 men under Admiral Jean-Baptiste du Casse descended on Jamaica. The island was still reeling, its defenses in ruins, its militia depleted. But Governor Sir William Beeston and Colonel Peter Beckford mounted a desperate defense that turned back the French assault on Carlisle Bay and the Rio Cobre. This episode unpacks the forgotten invasion that nearly ended English rule in Jamaica, the role of Spanish Town as a last bastion, the du Casse's later career as a privateer and governor of Saint-Domingue, and the fragile alliance with the Maroons that helped repel the attack. Featuring the Jamaican militia, the Royal Navy's absence, and the legacy of the 1693 invasion in shaping Jamaica's military identity. #Jamaica1693 #FrenchInvasion #JeanBaptisteDuCasse #SirWilliamBeeston #PeterBeckford #CarlisleBay #SpanishTown #Maroons #CaribbeanHistory #ColonialJamaica #PortRoyalEarthquake #RioCobre #RoyalNavy #JamaicanMilitia #SaintDomingue #17thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    5 分
  • Jamaica's 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion: Paul Bogle and the Trial

    Jamaica's 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion: Paul Bogle and the Trial
    2026/06/08
    In 1865, Jamaica erupted in the Morant Bay Rebellion, a peasant uprising led by Paul Bogle and his deacon George William Gordon. This episode examines the causes: post-emancipation poverty, oppressive magistrates, and the Crown Colony system. We follow Bogle's march on Morant Bay, the burning of the courthouse, and the brutal reprisal by Governor Edward Eyre, who declared martial law and executed hundreds. We discuss the trial of Bogle and Gordon, the role of the Jamaica Committee in London, and the constitutional aftermath—the abolition of the elected Assembly and imposition of direct Crown Colony rule. We also touch on the legacy: how the rebellion shaped Jamaican nationalism and made Bogle a National Hero. #MorantBayRebellion #PaulBogle #GeorgeWilliamGordon #EdwardEyre #Jamaica #CrownColony #MartialLaw #JamaicaCommittee #JohnStuartMill #ThomasCarlyle #1865 #StThomasParish #NationalHero #Rebellion #History #FexingoHistory #CaribbeanHistory #PostEmancipation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • Jamaica's 1690 Slave Revolt and the Birth of the Maroon Alliance

    Jamaica's 1690 Slave Revolt and the Birth of the Maroon Alliance
    2026/06/07
    In 1690, a slave revolt in Clarendon Parish ignited a decades-long struggle for freedom in Jamaica. When Coromantee captives from the Gold Coast rose up at the Sutton estate, they killed the overseer and fled into the Cockpit Country. This episode follows the revolt's leaders — led by a man named Cudjoe — as they established independent Maroon communities, raided plantations for weapons and women, and eventually forced the British to negotiate. We examine the role of Obeah in organizing the rebellion, the brutal reprisals that followed, and how this uprising laid the groundwork for Tacky's Revolt seventy years later. Drawing on planters' letters, colonial records, and Maroon oral traditions, we piece together a story of resilience and strategic alliance-building that reshaped the island's geography of power. Lucas and Luna discuss the revolt's aftermath: the strengthening of the Maroon treaty system, the creation of the Maroon police force, and the paradox of Maroons hunting runaways. This episode also touches on the environmental knowledge that sustained the rebels in the Cockpit Country's labyrinthine caves and sinkholes. #History #FexingoHistory #JamaicanHistory #Maroons #Coromantee #SlaveRevolt #Obeah #CockpitCountry #ClarendonParish #SuttonEstate #Cudjoe #TackyRevolt #CaribbeanHistory #AfricanDiaspora #ColonialJamaica #Resistance #1690s #MaroonTreaty Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Jamaica's 1792 Second Maroon War: Treason in the Cockpit Country

    Jamaica's 1792 Second Maroon War: Treason in the Cockpit Country
    2026/06/07
    In 1795, the fragile peace of the 1739 Maroon Treaty shattered. Trelawny Town, a Leeward Maroon settlement in the Cockpit Country, rose against British colonial authorities after a humiliating flogging incident. Governor Alexander Lindsay, the Earl of Balcarres, brought in 100 Cuban bloodhounds and a force of 200 British regulars to hunt the Maroons through the impenetrable forests. The war ended not in surrender but in betrayal: the Maroons were tricked onto ships to Nova Scotia, then Sierra Leone. This episode examines the causes, the combat, and the lasting diaspora of the Trelawny Town Maroons. #SecondMaroonWar #TrelawnyTown #CockpitCountry #Maroons #JamaicaHistory #AlexanderLindsay #EarlOfBalcarres #CubanBloodhounds #NovaScotia #SierraLeone #MaroonTreaty #ColonialJamaica #BritishEmpire #Resistance #Diaspora #History #FexingoHistory #Caribbean Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Jamaica's 1780 Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane: The Storm That Broke the Colony

    Jamaica's 1780 Savanna-la-Mar Hurricane: The Storm That Broke the Colony
    2026/06/06
    In October 1780, a hurricane of unprecedented fury struck Jamaica's western coast, leveling the town of Savanna-la-Mar and killing thousands. This episode follows the storm's path—from its first signs in the barometer to the tidal wave that swept away the town's fort and prison. We explore the colonial response, the humanitarian crisis in the parishes of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth, and how the disaster exposed the fragility of the plantation economy. Lucas and Luna discuss the letters of planter Simon Taylor, the role of Admiral George Rodney in relief efforts, and the long-term consequences for Jamaican infrastructure and slavery. The hurricane remains one of the deadliest Atlantic storms on record, yet it is often overshadowed by the Great Hurricane of 1780 that devastated Barbados. We dig into why Savanna-la-Mar's story matters—and how it reshaped building codes, insurance, and colonial governance in the British Caribbean. #SavannaLaMarHurricane #Jamaica1780 #GreatHurricaneOf1780 #SavannaLaMar #WestmorelandParish #SimonTaylor #GeorgeRodney #PlantationEconomy #ColonialJamaica #AtlanticHurricanes #Slavery #CaribbeanHistory #BritishEmpire #NaturalDisaster #JamaicanHistory #DisasterResponse #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 分
  • Jamaica's 1870 Crown Colony Government: Sir John Peter Grant's Reforms

    Jamaica's 1870 Crown Colony Government: Sir John Peter Grant's Reforms
    2026/06/06
    In the wake of the Morant Bay Rebellion and the abolition of the old Assembly, Jamaica entered a new era of direct British rule under Crown Colony government. This episode focuses on the transformative governorship of Sir John Peter Grant, who arrived in 1866 and overhauled the island's administration, finances, infrastructure, and legal system. We discuss his creation of a centralized police force, the establishment of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the introduction of a unified currency and postal service, the expansion of the railway from Kingston to Spanish Town, and the modernization of the court system. We also examine the political implications: the silencing of local Black and mixed-race voices in governance, the removal of elected representatives, and the tension between efficiency and democracy. Grant's reforms laid the groundwork for modern Jamaica but also entrenched colonial control that would last until 1962. How did one governor reshape the island in just a few years, and at what cost? #CrownColony #SirJohnPeterGrant #JamaicaHistory #MorantBayAftermath #ColonialReforms #JamaicaConstabularyForce #KingstonRailway #SpanishTown #BritishEmpire #19thCentury #PostEmancipation #GovernorGrant #JamaicaCivilService #LegalReform #Infrastructure #ColonialGovernance #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 分
  • Jamaica's 1860 Revival: Fire, Baptism, and the Birth of Revival Zion

    Jamaica's 1860 Revival: Fire, Baptism, and the Birth of Revival Zion
    2026/06/05
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Great Revival of 1860-61 that swept across Jamaica, igniting a spiritual fire that birthed Revival Zion—a uniquely Jamaican religious tradition blending Myal, African retentions, and Christian baptism. They trace how the revival began in a small Methodist chapel in Morant Bay, spread through St. Thomas-in-the-East, and soon engulfed the island, with mass baptisms, visions, and ecstatic worship. The hosts discuss the role of the 'Shepherd' or 'Captain,' the emergence of Pocomania and Bedwardism, and how revival Zionism channeled anti-colonial sentiment and resistance, culminating in the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865. They highlight key figures like Alexander Bedward and the spiritual leader Sarah Ann Grant, showing how the revival prepared a people for political uprising. The episode also examines the backlash from established churches and the colonial authorities, who saw the movement as a threat to order. Through vivid storytelling, Lucas and Luna reveal how a religious awakening became a catalyst for Jamaica's long struggle for justice and identity. #Jamaica #GreatRevival1860 #RevivalZion #Myal #Pocomania #Bedwardism #AlexanderBedward #SarahAnnGrant #MorantBay #StThomasinEast #SpiritualBaptist #Obeah #CaribbeanHistory #ColonialJamaica #AntiColonialResistance #ReligiousSyncretism #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    7 分
  • Jamaica's 1856 Chinese Arrival: Coolies, Contract, and the Making of a Community

    Jamaica's 1856 Chinese Arrival: Coolies, Contract, and the Making of a Community
    2026/06/05
    In 1856, the first Chinese immigrants arrived in Jamaica aboard the SS Epsom, part of a global wave of indentured labor that followed emancipation. This episode traces their journey from the port of Shantou to the sugar estates of St. Mary and St. Thomas, the brutal conditions they faced, and the gradual emergence of a distinct Chinese-Jamaican community. We explore the tensions with former slaves, the role of the Chinese in the retail trade, and the cultural fusion that produced dishes like run down and the ubiquitous patty. Along the way, we meet key figures like the colonial agent James T. White and early settler Wong Ah Sam, and confront the legacy of the 1918 anti-Chinese riots in Kingston. How did a tiny minority reshape the island's commerce and cuisine? And what does the story of Chinese migration tell us about the broader patterns of labor, race, and belonging in post-slavery Jamaica? #ChineseJamaican #IndenturedLabor #JamaicaHistory #SSEpsom #Shantou #Coolie #JamesTWhite #WongAhSam #Kingston #StMaryJamaica #CaribbeanHistory #ChineseDiaspora #SugarPlantation #RunDown #Patty #AntiChineseRiots1918 #Migration #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 分