Colony of Santiago

Spanish Santiago
Santiago
1509–1655
Flag of Santiago
Flag
Location of Santiago
StatusColony of Spain; part of the Spanish West Indies, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
CapitalVilla de la Vega
Common languagesSpanish
Taíno
Government
Ferdinand II of Aragon (First)
Charles II of Spain (Last)
Governor 
• 1510–1514
Juan de Esquivel (First)
• 1656–1660
Cristóbal Arnaldo Isasi (Last)
History 
• Established
1509
• Disestablished
1655
CurrencySpanish dollar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Taíno
Cayman Islands
Colony of Jamaica
Today part ofJamaica

Santiago was a Spanish territory of the Spanish West Indies and within the Viceroyalty of New Spain, in the Caribbean region. Its location is the present-day island and nation of Jamaica.