Trinidad (Spanish pronunciation:[tɾiniˈðað]) is a town in the province ofSancti Spíritus, centralCuba. Together with the nearbyValle de los Ingenios, it has been aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site since 1988, because of its historical importance as a center of the sugar trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.[4] Trinidad is one of the best-preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when thesugar trade was the main industry in the region.
Hernán Cortés recruited men for his expedition fromJuan de Grijalva's home in Trinidad, andSancti Spíritus, at the start of his 1518 expedition. This includedPedro de Alvarado and his five brothers. After ten days, Cortes sailed, thealcayde Francisco Verdugo failing to prevent Cortes from leaving, despite orders fromDiego Velázquez.[5]: 49–52
TheNarvaez Expedition landed at Trinidad in 1527 en route to Florida. Caught in a hurricane, the expedition lost two ships, twenty horses and sixty men to the violent storm.
The town proper is divided into thebarrios (quarters) of Primero, Segundo and Tercero. The whole municipality counts theconsejos populares (wards) of Centro, Zona Monumento, Armando Mestre, La Purísima,Casilda,Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Azucareros (FNTA), Condado, Topes de Collante, San Pedro, Manacas - Iznaga, Algarrobo, Pitajones, and Caracusey.
Nowadays, Trinidad's main industry istobacco processing. The older parts of town are well preserved, as the Cuban tourism industry sees benefit from tour groups. In contrast, some parts of town outside the tourist areas are very run down and in disrepair, especially in the centre. Tourism from Western nations is a major source of income in the city.
ThePlaza Mayor of Trinidad is aplaza and an open-air museum ofSpanish Colonial architecture. Only a few square blocks in size, the historic plaza area hascobblestone streets, houses in pastel colors withwrought-iron grilles, and colonial-era edifices such as theSantísima Trinidad Cathedral andConvento de San Francisco. The Municipal History Museum is in town also.
Music
There are severalcasas de musica, including one next to the cathedral in Plaza Major. There are also discothèques, including one in theruins of a church; another is in a large cave formerly used as a war time hospital.
A nearby islet has pristine beaches. Ancón Beach—Playa Ancón, is a white sandbeach and was one of the first newresorts to be developed in Cuba following the 1959 revolution. Along the Ancón Peninsula are three hotels: Hotel Costa Sur (South Coast Hotel), Hotel Ancón, and Brisas Trinidad del Mar.
In 2022, the municipality of Trinidad had a population of 76,500.[3] With a total area of 1,155 km2 (446 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 63.6/km2 (165/sq mi).
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