<p>Trinidad becomes a British colony in 1797 with the bloodless capitulation of Spanish Governor Don José Maria Chacón to British General Ralph Abercromby.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the de Lapeyrouse family sells the Tragarete Estate to Henry Murray, who combines it with two other nearby plantations to form the Woodbrook Estate.</p>

Trinidad becomes a British colony in 1797 with the bloodless capitulation of Spanish Governor Don José Maria Chacón to British General Ralph Abercromby. Meanwhile, the de Lapeyrouse family sells the Tragarete Estate to Henry Murray, who combines it with two other nearby plantations to form the Woodbrook Estate.

From Tragarete To Woodbrook

A multi-episode podcast covering the fascinating history of Woodbrook, a popular community just west of Port of Spain, the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Currently a commercial/residential neighbourhood, Woodbrook has seen many incarnations and is undergoing another transformation. 
This podcast brings alive the old, current, and potential future Woodbrook through the eyes and stories, of historians, educators, architects, engineers, cultural workers, along with former and current residents, all of whom hold this amazing community near and dear to their hearts.

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A multi-episode podcast covering the fascinating history of Woodbrook, a popular community just west of Port of Spain, the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Currently a commercial/residential neighbourhood, Woodbrook has seen many incarnations and is undergoing another transformation. This podcast brings alive the old, current, and potential future Woodbrook through the eyes and stories, of historians, educators, architects, engineers, cultural workers, along with former and current residents, all of whom hold this amazing community near and dear to their hearts.

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