Brimstone Hill and the human cost of a Caribbean fortress
Brimstone Hill Fortress deserves an unhurried day—not only for its walls and views, but also for understanding the slavery and imperial rivalry embedded in its construction.
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Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The available travel material mentions it as a reference point: Brimstone Hill lies outside the city, in western Saint Kitts.
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- San Cristóbal y Nieves · Wikidata
- Saint Kitts and Nevis · World Countries — mledoze
- St. Kitts and Nevis · World Bank Open Data
- Saint Kitts and Nevis · DBpedia
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Brimstone Hill, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Basseterre · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Basseterre · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Basseterre, Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 30/09/2026