The Spanish settlers built a sugar factory here in 1515 and attempted to develop the site, but the persistent fevers contracted from mosquitoes in the swamps forced them to move and create a new capital at Spanish Town in 1538.
Fevers contracted by mosquitoes killed many of the Spaniards.
mnli hypothesis: Fevers contracted by mosquitoes killed many of the Spaniards. premise: The Spanish settlers built a sugar factory here in 1515 and attempted to develop the site, but the persistent fevers contracted from mosquitoes in the swamps forced them to move and create a new capital at Spanish Town in 1538.