be confused with the free community of mixed-heritage born during slavery, or the Native Indian Groups in the lower regions that suffered through so much beneath the Mountains, and families of intermarriages with that community on both sides over generations. The Panyols are primarily of ancestry from Colombian, Venezuelan, and Spaniard ancestors from Spain and thus referred to as the Hispanic and Spanish. Notable Cocoa Panyols Brian Lara Sharlene Flores Daisy Voisin Anthony Carmona References The Cocoa Panyols of Trinidad : An Oral Record – Sylvia Moodie-Kublalsingh Ethnic groups in Trinidad and Tobago Hispanic and Latino Colombian diaspora Venezuelan diaspora