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The first-ever contact with Europeans occurred when Christopher Columbus, who was on his third voyage of exploration, arrived at noon on 31 July 1498. [3] He landed at a harbor he called Point Galera, while naming the island Trinidad, before proceeding into the Gulf of Paria via the Serpent's Mouth and the Caribbean Sea via Dragon's Mouth.
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Moruga - Columbus historical monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies. the sea in the background is named the Columbus channel. it separates the island of Trinidad from Venezuela
Trinidad and Tobago was first colonized by the Spanish, who ruled it for nearly 300 years before ceding it to the British, who governed it for more than 160 years until the islands’ independence ...
Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is 360 hectares (900 acres) in area. It is one of the Bocas Islands, which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. Chacachacare is the westernmost of the Bocas Islands ...
This interpretation has been questioned by Hans Boos [2] [3] who stated that three peaks, presumably Morne Derrick, Gros Morne, and Guaya Hill, are visible when approaching Trinidad from the southeast along the route taken by Columbus. The Trinity Hills lie between to Guayaguayare and Moruga, on the south coast of Trinidad.
As of the 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Census, the population was 35.50% Indo-Caribbean, 34.22% Afro-Caribbean, 30.20% mixed ( “Dougla” or “Mulatto” ) 0.002% Other]. [1] Venezuela has also had a great impact on Trinidad's culture, such as introducing the music style parang to the island. Many groups overlap.
The Bocas del Dragón (Dragon's Mouths) are the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea.There are four Bocas, from west to east: The Boca Grande or Grand Boca separates Chacachacare from the Paria Peninsula and Patos Island of Venezuela.