Who came after the Amerindians?
In 1749, Britain and France agreed to keep the island neutral, but Britain took control after 1763, prompting France to capture the island in 1781, then Britain to recapture the island in 1793. The population in 1771 was 5,084, of which only 243 were white and 4,716 were slaves.
Who are the First Peoples of Trinidad?
The first inhabitants of both Trinidad and Tobago were pre-agricultural indigenous groups from the Orinoco Delta of South America who first settled at least 7,000 years ago.
When was the Amerindian Project committee appointed in Trinidad and Tobago?
Arising out of a need to preserve the history and inheritance of our indigenous people, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago re-appointed the Amerindian Project Committee in July, 2006 and subsequently in December 2009 for three-year terms of office.
When did the Dutch attack the Spanish in Trinidad?
In 1636 and 1637, he joined with Dutch forces based in Tobago to raid Spanish outposts in Trinidad and along the Orinoci. On October 14th 1637 the most devastating attack was carried out against St. Joseph, the main Spanish settlement on the island.
Who are the first people in Trinidad and Tobago?
FIRST PEOPLE’S PRESENCE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Trinidad was populated by several tribes, as it was a transit point in the Caribbean network of Amerindian trade and exchange. Amerindian tribes were referred to as Kalipuna, Carinepogoto, Carine, Arauca. Amerindian words and place names survive into the present: the Caroni and Oropouche rivers;
When did the Spanish first settle in Trinidad?
Our historical records show that Amerindian Peoples have existed in Trinidad for as many as six thousand years before the arrival of Columbus and numbered at least forty thousand at the time of Spanish settlement in 1592. Trinidad was populated by several tribes, as it was a transit point in the Caribbean network of Amerindian trade and exchange.