An island in the Caribbean Sea that forms the larger part of the country Trinidad and Tobago.
Named *La Isla de la Trinidad* (“The Island of the Trinity”) by Christopher Columbus in 1498, in honor of the Christian Holy Trinity. The name reflects Spanish colonial influence in the region.
Trinidad’s name is literally about “three,” but the island is famous for another trio: steelpan music, calypso, and Carnival. It shows how place names often preserve the religion and language of whoever first wrote them on a map.
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