St. Jamesis a suburban parish, located on the north-west end of the island ofJamaica. ItscapitalisMontego Bay(derived from the Spanish wordmanteca(lard) because many wild hogs were found there, from which lard was made). Montego Bay was officially named the secondcityof Jamaica, behindKingston, in 1981, although Montego Bay became a city in 1980 through an act of the Jamaican Parliament. The parish is the birthplace of the Right ExcellentSamuel Sharpe(died 1833), one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes.
Saint James, Jamacia
