Piracy in the Caribbean in the New World were violated with greater frequency by the merchants of other nations. The Spanish port on the island of Trinidad off the northern coast of South America, permanently settled only in 1592, became a major point of contact between all the nations with a presence in the Caribbean. In the early 17th century, expensive fortifications and the size of the colonial garrisons at the major Spanish ports increased to deal with the enlarged presence of Spain's competitors in the Caribbean, but the treasure fleet's silver shipments and the number of Spanish-owned merchant ships operating in the region
Inch Island Inch Island Inch Island () ) is an island in Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland. The island is around 5 square miles (13 square kilometres) in area. It lies off the Donegal coast near Burt and the start of the Inishowen peninsula; Inch island is connected to the mainland by a causeway road. The island's highest hill is at 222 m. The table reports data taken from "Discover the Islands of Ireland" (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. The remains of a portal tomb with a nearby burial chamber probably constructed using parts of the original