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The Fatel Razack coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country.
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Fatel Razack
19th century ship
Fatel Razack was the first ship to bring indentured labourers from India to Trinidad. The ship was built in Aprenade for a trader named Ibrahim Bin Yussef, an Indian Muslim merchant in Bombay. It was constructed from teak and had a carrying capacity of 415 tons. When the British…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
British Raj
Colonial rule in India (1858–1947)
The British Raj was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India. The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gulf of Paria
Inland sea between Trinidad and Venezuela
The Gulf of Paria is a 7,800 km2 (3,000 sq mi) shallow semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries by as little as 15 kilometres at its narrowest and 120 kilometres at its widest points. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Trinidad and Tobago
Country in the Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Indo–Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Ethnic group
Indo–Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian Trinidadians and Tobagonians are people from Trinidad and Tobago whose ancestors are of Indian origin that came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845 during the period of colonization and indentureship.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)