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White Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Total population
8,633[1] (2011)
Regions with significant populations
Port of Spain and San Fernando
Languages
English
Religion
Christianity, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese Trinidadian and Tobagonian, European Caribbeans, English people, Scottish people, Welsh people, Irish people, French people, Germans, Portuguese people, Dutch people, Corsicans, Spaniards, Italians, Russians[dubious – discuss]

White Trinidadians and Tobagonians (sometimes Euro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or local-whites) are Trinidadians of European descent. However, while the term White Trinidadian is used to refer collectively to all Caucasians who are Trinidadian, whether by birth or naturalization, the term local-white is used to refer more specifically to Trinidad-born Caucasians and in particular, those who trace their roots back to Trinidad's early settlers.[citation needed]

White Trinidadians and Tobagonians account for less than 1% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago. However, the classification is primarily a superficial description[2] based on phenotypic description, as opposed to genotypical classification.[citation needed]

Most white Trinidadians and Tobagonians are of Portuguese stock. Trinidad and Tobago was colonized by the Spanish, the French and the British.[3]

History

The first Europeans to discover and settle in Trinidad and Tobago were the Spanish.[4] Trinidad was originally a Spanish colony and was under Spanish rule, until the British took hold of Trinidad in 1797.[5] The French and the English later colonized the islands. The French arrived during Spanish colonization. Portuguese people were brought to replace freed African slaves. Europeans makeup 0.6% of Trinidad and Tobago's population. Many live in the suburbs of Port of Spain. Many Europeans in Trinidad and Tobago are of British, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German heritage.[6]

Origins

Many white Trinidadians originate from the colonial era, in which English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, German, and Corsican people filled the gap required to work as overseers on estates, farming sugarcane, cocoa and to fill the gap required for labor on agricultural estates at the time.[citation needed]

Notable European Trinidadians and Tobagonians

See also

References

  1. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report" (PDF). Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. ^ Walker, James (24 September 2012). "But You Not Even White! Prejudice and Light-skinned West Indians". Outlish. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ Butcher, Charity (16 April 2019). The Handbook of Cross-Border Ethnic and Religious Affinities. ISBN 9781442250222.
  4. ^ "The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago".
  5. ^ Brereton, Bridget (1996). An Introduction to the History of Trinidad and Tobago. ISBN 9780435984748.
  6. ^ Sheehan, Sean; Yong, Jui Lin; Oswald, Vanessa (15 April 2020). Trinidad and Tobago. p. 68. ISBN 9781502655820.
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