<P> The history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Amerindians , specifically the Island Carib and Arawak peoples . Both islands were explored by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498 . Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797 , but it was largely settled by French colonists . Tobago changed hands between the British , French , Dutch , and Courlanders , but eventually ended up in British hands following the second Treaty of Paris ( 1814 ) . In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a single crown colony . Trinidad and Tobago obtained its independence from the British Empire in 1962 and became a republic in 1976 . </P>
<P> The history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Amerindians , specifically the Island Carib and Arawak peoples . Both islands were explored by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498 . Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797 , but it was largely settled by French colonists . Tobago changed hands between the British , French , Dutch , and Courlanders , but eventually ended up in British hands following the second Treaty of Paris ( 1814 ) . In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a single crown colony . Trinidad and Tobago obtained its independence from the British Empire in 1962 and became a republic in 1976 . </P>
when did trinidad and tobago become an independent country
when did trinidad and tobago become an independent country
1962
1962