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Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago

Field	Value
name	Saint Joseph
image_skyline	TnT St. Joseph Mohammed Ali Jinnah Memorial Mosque.jpg
pushpin_map	Trinidad and Tobago
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Trinidad and Tobago
coordinates
established_title	Settled
established_date	1592
named_for	Saint Joseph
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	[[Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg	25px]] Trinidad and Tobago
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Tunapuna-Piarco
population_as_of	2011
population_total	8,001
image_caption	Jinnah Memorial Mosque

Saint Joseph was founded in 1592 by Antonio de Berrio and is the oldest town in Trinidad and Tobago. Originally named San José de Oruña, it was the capital of Spanish Trinidad between 1592 and 1783. In 1595, it was attacked and held by Sir Walter Raleigh and was used as a base for his exploration of the Orinoco River in search of the fabled city of El Dorado. Soon after his return the place was burnt and sacked.

St. Joseph is not an incorporated municipality. It falls within the boundaries of the Tunapuna–Piarco region.

It has several schools, including St. Joseph's Convent, St. Joseph Boys Roman Catholic School, St. Joseph Girls Roman Catholic School, St. Joseph Government School, St. Joseph College, T.M.L Primary School, St Joseph and St. Xavier's Preparatory School.

Politics

Saint Joseph is part of the St. Joseph parliamentary constituency for elections to the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.

Tourist attractions

Jinnah Memorial Mosque

References

"History of Trinidad and Tobago".
Sir Walter Raleigh. (1848). "The Discovery of the large, rich, and beautiful Empire of Guiana, with a relation of the great and golden city of Manoa... performed in the year 1595".
"Our Region". Tunapuna Piarco Regional Corporation.
"St. Joseph – Parliament".

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