Throughout its history, Spanish Town has served Jamaica in countless ways. It was first the refuge of the Arawaks. Then the Spanish saw it as an ideal place to farm and live, and then their priests and missionaries used the city as a religious center. Shortly after the island changed hands, the English made it the capital of the island and even changed its name and architecture to suit their needs. If we follow the history of the place, we will see its transformation from a small wild town into a political and legal center of the island. For many years, she was home to "black hair, round face, almond-shaped eyes, and cinnamon hair." colorful jungle lover. The indigenous people of South America called the Arawak. The war of the other tribes pushes them to drift north from their homeland, towards the Caribbean. They were the first settlement in Jamaica. The island's current name derives from the Arawak word Xaymaca, which means "Land of wood and water". When they arrived on the island, they realized that the terrain and plant life were completely different from the dense jungle that housed their original habitat. The materials they found to build their houses were different from those they were accustomed to using. They quickly learned to adapt and began building distinctive dwellings known as “Bohio,” a “rudimentary hut” perfectly compatible with the Caribbean climate. Bohio were originally rounded huts that were formed by placing poles at circular intervals and weaving walls made of reeds or straight sticks between them. The roofs were conical, made from thatched sheets or reeds. The design evolves where it is no longer limited to the round shape but later resembles the traditional tent shape. The ridge frame...... middle of paper ......façade of King's House, once a magnificent mansion, with the governor's stables. Flanking the eastern edge of the square is the former House of Assembly, which now houses the offices of St Catherine's Parish Council. The courthouse south of the square burned in the 1980s, leaving only the skeleton of the building. The red brick buildings with their grand entrances and beautiful courtyard bear witness to a time when Spanish Town was the center and life of Jamaica. The modern town on the plain has long since lost its original glory, it still retains some significance as the home of the Jamaica Archives and Public Records Office. The activities played an important role in maintaining life and a sense of place. The Spanish city lost much of its architectural language and meaning because the reasons people lived there were removed..