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So lets assume that following the failiure of Penn and Venables expedition to santo domingo, rather than move on Jamaica the fleet returns home or following conquest disease wipes out the rest of the english army and the spanish reconquest succeeds. Assume that the battle of cadiz is butterflied away as well. Without an english conquest of jamaica will the buccaneers of port royale be butterflied away. Also with the lack of incalcuble damage done on the rich spanish cities in latin america such as porta bella or Cartagena meanthat Spain is better off financially. Sure privateering will still occur but without jamaica the english would have that much difficulty. Finnally how much better off is Spain and what is the impact of a lack of englsh jamaica. What impact would be felt on england.
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