Juan de Bolas Mountain in Saint Catherine, Jamaica[1] (some sources say Clarendon[3]) is named after Juan de Bolas, A Chief of the a Group of Maroonswho sided with the Spanish during the British Spanish war in Jamaica 1655. He was caught by the British and turned to their side a d was instrumental in defeating the Spanish. He would then betrayed the maroons by revealing their settlement to the British and serving as a Maroon Hunter t[3][2]
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Elevation | 2,743 ft (836 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 18°04′14″N 77°07′36″W[2] |
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Location | Jamaica |
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