The Culture of Trinidad and Tobago
The Culture Of Trinidad And Tobago
Course: Basic Nutrition
Due Date: February 10, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago was named by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the New World on July 31, 1498. Today the population is approximately 1.337 million people. These islands are the two southernmost islands in the Caribbean Sea. During the different phase of the islands’ history, the Spanish, French, Indians, China and British all occupied Trinidad. These people with their distinctive cultures and culinary traditions all heavily impacted the islands’ food and culture to the extent of the delectable mélange that exist in Trinidad today.
The people of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the Caribbean. The people of Trinidad & Tobago can be identified in numerous ways. For most people, they first identified by their ethnicity, which include Indian, Chinese, African (or black), Hispanic, or American Indian. The ethnic background of the individual often has a stronger impact on the lifestyle and culture of each person and therefore this is the primary identity for most of those people. (Trinidad and Tobago, 2013).This is so because the first settlers were Arawak and Carib Indians.
Columbus landed in Trinidad in 1498, and a century later the island was settled by the Spanish. The Indians were largely wiped out by the Spanish colonizers. The few survivors were gradually assimilated later. Trinidad remained under Spanish rule until the British captured it in 1797. This is how the remainder of the population remained mostly of mixed ethnicity drawn from European, Chinese and Syrian-Lebanese minorities, while the Tobago 's population is almost entirely of African origin. (Gajadhar)
The multi-ethnic and international nation in
Course: Basic Nutrition
Due Date: February 10, 2014
Trinidad and Tobago was named by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage to the New World on July 31, 1498. Today the population is approximately 1.337 million people. These islands are the two southernmost islands in the Caribbean Sea. During the different phase of the islands’ history, the Spanish, French, Indians, China and British all occupied Trinidad. These people with their distinctive cultures and culinary traditions all heavily impacted the islands’ food and culture to the extent of the delectable mélange that exist in Trinidad today.
The people of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the Caribbean. The people of Trinidad & Tobago can be identified in numerous ways. For most people, they first identified by their ethnicity, which include Indian, Chinese, African (or black), Hispanic, or American Indian. The ethnic background of the individual often has a stronger impact on the lifestyle and culture of each person and therefore this is the primary identity for most of those people. (Trinidad and Tobago, 2013).This is so because the first settlers were Arawak and Carib Indians.
Columbus landed in Trinidad in 1498, and a century later the island was settled by the Spanish. The Indians were largely wiped out by the Spanish colonizers. The few survivors were gradually assimilated later. Trinidad remained under Spanish rule until the British captured it in 1797. This is how the remainder of the population remained mostly of mixed ethnicity drawn from European, Chinese and Syrian-Lebanese minorities, while the Tobago 's population is almost entirely of African origin. (Gajadhar)
The multi-ethnic and international nation in
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