Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 song recorded by Greek composer Vangelis. It was the soundtrack from Ridley Scott's 1992 film 1492: Conquest of Paradise [1] and the lead single from the album of the same name.
Credit: National Park Service. View full size image. Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States. It was located on Jamestown Island, in Virginia, about 30 miles (47 kilometers) up the James River from the Atlantic coast.amestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.
Recreations of the three ships that brought Americaâs first permanent English colonists to Virginia are on exhibit at Jamestown Settlement, a living-history museum near Historic Jamestowne interpreting 17th-century Virginia. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded in 1607.Many of its colonists died during the first few difficult years, but thanks to the leadership of Captain John Smith and others, Jamestown endured and served as a starting point for important explorations of the Chesapeake region.amestown and the James River were named in honor of King James I of England. He gave a royal charter to a private commercial enterprise, the Virginia Company, to establish settlements on the east coat of North America. Jamestown was important to England.