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  1. San Juan (pronounced, in the local English dialect, "sah-wah") is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Juan–Laventille region in Saint George County, it lies within the East-West Corridor Metropolitan Area, between Laventille and Saint Joseph.

  2. The history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Indigenous First Peoples. Trinidad was visited by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498, (he never landed in Tobago), and claimed in the name of Spain.

  3. In that year, Trinidad became a British colony through military conquest, and Britain’s possession was confirmed by treaty in 1802. The island remained a British colony until 1962. (Tobago was annexed to Trinidad in two stages between 1889 and 1898, so that the new nation is Trinidad and Tobago)

  4. Jul 27, 1999 · In this way the united colony of Trinidad and Tobago was created. In 1899 Tobago became a ward (administrative district) of Trinidad and Tobago. Unlike most of the other British West Indian colonies, including Tobago, Trinidad was never granted a bicameral legislature with an elected assembly.

  5. Mar 11, 2024 · Guide to Trinidad and Tobago ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

  6. Oct 28, 2017 · The old Spanish families in Trinidad, that is, those dating back to the time of the conquistadors, had been granted large tracts of land in which villages had been established. The first encomiendas were Acarigua, San Juan, Arauca, Arouca, Tacarigua and Caura.

  7. Trinidad and Tobago is well known for its African and Indian cultures, reflected in its large and famous Carnival, Diwali, and Hosay celebrations, as well as being the birthplace of steelpan, the limbo, and music styles such as calypso, soca, rapso, parang, chutney, and chutney soca.

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