West Indies Federation
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The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May
A 1958 St. Vincent stamp marking the establishment of the West Indies Federation
Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost archipelagic country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several s
West Indies Federation
…political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, and those on the Leeward and Windward Islands, came together to form the Federation, with its capital in Port of Spain, Trinidad…
English pirate Walter Raleigh raiding Spanish settlement in Trinidad in 1595
An 1897 medallion showing the capture of Trinidad and Tobago by the British in 1797
Newly arrived indentured Indian labourers in Trinidad and Tobago
The Queen on 1953 stamps of Trinidad and Tobago