
Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. The city is located at , on the Gulf of Paria, on the west coast of the island of Trinidad. The city is primarily a retail and administrative centre. It also serves as a financial services centre and is home to two of the largest banks in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is one of the major shipping hubs of the Caribbean Sea, with exports of agricultural products and asphalt. Bauxite from the Guianas and iron ore from Venezuela are transferred there for overseas shipment. The tallest building in Port-of-Spain (and in the entire country of Trinidad and Tobago) is the Nicholas Tower. Port-of-Spain was founded on the site of the Amerindian village of Cumucarapo; they also had another name for it - 'Conquerabia'. The Spaniards referred to it as 'Puerto de los Hispanioles' and in 1560, the Spanish placed troops there. The historian P.G.L. Borde, in The History of the island of Trinidad under the Spanish government that there was a fort and a trading post. Mangrove swamps that are visible today covered all of today's downtown Port of Spain. The housing in the area at this time consisted of open ajoupas, interspersed between large silk cotton trees and other aged trees. The fort was a mud-walled enclosure with a shack inside, a flagpole, two or three cannons and few Spanish soldiers. The Caribs were transient, travelling to the mainland (now Venezuala) and up the Orinoco River. The French commander Comte D'Estrées visited in 1680, and reported that there was no Port of Spain. In 1690, governor Don Sebastien de Roteta reported in writing to the King of Spain: "''Already six houses have been made and others have been started. There is already a church in this place, so that it was unnecessary to build a new.''" In 1699, the alcaldes of Trinidad reported to the King of Spain that the natives, "were in the habit of showering scorn and abuse upon the Holy Faith and ridiculed with jests the efforts of the Holy Fathers". Permanent occupation of Port of Spain did occur in 1700. The last Spain List of Governors of Trinidad, Don José Maria Chacón, moved the capital from Saint Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago) (modern Saint Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago)) in the late eighteenth century. Following the surrender of Trinidad to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1797, Port of Spain remained the capital. It continued to grow in size and importance, peaking in size in the 1960s at about 100,000 people. Since then it has declined in size as population moved to the suburbs and outlying towns along the East-West Corridor. While the major shopping area around Frederick Street, Trinidad and Tobago has declined in competition with malls and the growth of outlying towns, 'uptown' Port-of-Spain (St. Clair (Trinidad and Tobago) and Woodbrook (Trinidad and Tobago)) have seen a boom as large corporations build high-rise headquarters in formerly upscale neighbourhoods. The heart of the city lies in the downtown area around Independence Square and Frederick Street. Independence Square (Port-of-Spain), which sits at the southern end of the city, consists of two long streets separated by a pedestrian strip. A portion of that strip forms the Brian Lara Brian Lara Promenade, named to honour Lara's breaking of two world records in cricket in 1994. The city is crowned by Queen's Park Savannah, a former sugar plantation which was sold to the town by the Peschier family. The large open area plays an integral role in Carnival; it serves as the main venue for judging the Parade of the bands. The "Big Yard" as it is called, is also the major venue for the Panorama steelband competition, the King and Queen of Carnival competition, and the Calypso Monarch Finals. It also includes soccer pitches, field hockey fields and a Rugby pitch. "The Hollows" at the northwestern corner of the Savannah is a popular family park and sits just across the road from the Emperor Valley Zoo Zoo and the Port-of-Spain Royal Botanic Gardens Botanical garden. The official residence of the George Richards lies within the Botanic Gardens. Along its west side is the Magnificent Seven, a line of seven fancy colonial buildings, including Stollmeyer's Castle, built to resemble a Scottish castle complete with turrets. Port of Spain is also famous for its Carnival held all over the city every year. From 1958 to 1962, Port-of-Spain was the capital of the West Indies Federation, although the plan was to build the federal capital at Chaguaramas, to the west of the city. Federation Park, a neighbourhood in western Port-of-Spain is a memorial to that time. ==Sister cities== Port-of-Spain is a sister city with some of the following cities: *Atlanta, Georgia *St._Catharines%2C_Ontario Capitals in North America Towns in Trinidad and Tobago
"the New York of the Caribbean" Has anyone actually heard this term used, or is it just another one of these things the guide books make up? http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/caribbean/trinidad_and_tobago/attractions.htm "The pulse of the city is Independence Square ... "the New York of the Caribbean" because of its active nightlife and vibrant cultural scence." This paragraph is copied verbatim from the above site. I also concerned about the image - it even has a watermark from http://www.triniting.com/ User:Guettarda 20:49, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Page name == I have proposed that the page be moved to Port-of-Spain in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions. User:Guettarda 17:02, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. The city is located at , on the Gulf of Paria, on the west coast of the island of Trinidad. The city is primarily a retail and administrative centre. It also serves as a financial services centre and is home to two of the largest banks in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is one of the major shipping hubs of the Caribbean Sea, with exports of agricultural products and asphalt. Bauxite from the Guianas and iron ore from Venezuela are transferred there for overseas shipment. The tallest building in Port-of-Spain (and in the entire country of Trinidad and Tobago) is the Nicholas Tower. Port-of-Spain was founded on the site of the Amerindian village of Cumucarapo; they also had another name for it - 'Conquerabia'. The Spaniards referred to it as 'Puerto de los Hispanioles' and in 1560, the Spanish placed troops there. The historian P.G.L. Borde, in The History of the island of Trinidad under the Spanish government that there was a fort and a trading post. Mangrove swamps that are visible today covered all of today's downtown Port of Spain. The housing in the area at this time consisted of open ajoupas, interspersed between large silk cotton trees and other aged trees. The fort was a mud-walled enclosure with a shack inside, a flagpole, two or three cannons and few Spanish soldiers. The Caribs were transient, travelling to the mainland (now Venezuala) and up the Orinoco River. The French commander Comte D'Estrées visited in 1680, and reported that there was no Port of Spain. In 1690, governor Don Sebastien de Roteta reported in writing to the King of Spain: "''Already six houses have been made and others have been started. There is already a church in this place, so that it was unnecessary to build a new.''" In 1699, the alcaldes of Trinidad reported to the King of Spain that the natives, "were in the habit of showering scorn and abuse upon the Holy Faith and ridiculed with jests the efforts of the Holy Fathers". Permanent occupation of Port of Spain did occur in 1700. The last Spain List of Governors of Trinidad, Don José Maria Chacón, moved the capital from Saint Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago) (modern Saint Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago)) in the late eighteenth century. Following the surrender of Trinidad to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1797, Port of Spain remained the capital. It continued to grow in size and importance, peaking in size in the 1960s at about 100,000 people. Since then it has declined in size as population moved to the suburbs and outlying towns along the East-West Corridor. While the major shopping area around Frederick Street, Trinidad and Tobago has declined in competition with malls and the growth of outlying towns, 'uptown' Port-of-Spain (St. Clair (Trinidad and Tobago) and Woodbrook (Trinidad and Tobago)) have seen a boom as large corporations build high-rise headquarters in formerly upscale neighbourhoods. The heart of the city lies in the downtown area around Independence Square and Frederick Street. Independence Square (Port-of-Spain), which sits at the southern end of the city, consists of two long streets separated by a pedestrian strip. A portion of that strip forms the Brian Lara Brian Lara Promenade, named to honour Lara's breaking of two world records in cricket in 1994. The city is crowned by Queen's Park Savannah, a former sugar plantation which was sold to the town by the Peschier family. The large open area plays an integral role in Carnival; it serves as the main venue for judging the Parade of the bands. The "Big Yard" as it is called, is also the major venue for the Panorama steelband competition, the King and Queen of Carnival competition, and the Calypso Monarch Finals. It also includes soccer pitches, field hockey fields and a Rugby pitch. "The Hollows" at the northwestern corner of the Savannah is a popular family park and sits just across the road from the Emperor Valley Zoo Zoo and the Port-of-Spain Royal Botanic Gardens Botanical garden. The official residence of the George Richards lies within the Botanic Gardens. Along its west side is the Magnificent Seven, a line of seven fancy colonial buildings, including Stollmeyer's Castle, built to resemble a Scottish castle complete with turrets. Port of Spain is also famous for its Carnival held all over the city every year. From 1958 to 1962, Port-of-Spain was the capital of the West Indies Federation, although the plan was to build the federal capital at Chaguaramas, to the west of the city. Federation Park, a neighbourhood in western Port-of-Spain is a memorial to that time. ==Sister cities== Port-of-Spain is a sister city with some of the following cities: *Atlanta, Georgia *St._Catharines%2C_Ontario Capitals in North America Towns in Trinidad and Tobago
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"the New York of the Caribbean" Has anyone actually heard this term used, or is it just another one of these things the guide books make up? http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/caribbean/trinidad_and_tobago/attractions.htm "The pulse of the city is Independence Square ... "the New York of the Caribbean" because of its active nightlife and vibrant cultural scence." This paragraph is copied verbatim from the above site. I also concerned about the image - it even has a watermark from http://www.triniting.com/ User:Guettarda 20:49, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC) == Page name == I have proposed that the page be moved to Port-of-Spain in accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions. User:Guettarda 17:02, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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