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
San Andrés (island) Colombia to its jurisdiction only insofar as they concerned sovereignty over the islands of Saint Andrew, Providence and Saint Catherine". Saint Andrew is the largest of the island group in the Department of the Archipelago of Saint Andrew, Providence and Saint Catherine. Saint Andrew is located in the Caribbean Sea, about northwest of the coast of Colombia. The island is (11 km is also mentioned here) in length and in width. It has an area of within the total area of the group of islands of ( is also mentioned in this reference for Saint Andrew), making it the largest