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Trinidad ((:tɾiniˈðað)) is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been one of UNESCOs World Heritage sites since 1988. ==History== Trinidad was founded on December 23, 1514〔 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar under the name Villa de la Santísima Trinidad.〔 (History of Trinidad ) on EcuRed〕 Hern%C3%A1n Cort%C3%A9s recruited men for his expedition from Juan de Grijalva's home in Trinidad, and Sancti Spíritus, at the start of his 1518 expedition. This included Pedro de Alvarado and his five brothers. After ten days, Cortes sailed, the alcayde Francisco Verdugo failing to prevent Cortes from leaving, despite orders from Diego Velázquez.〔Diaz, B., 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, ISBN 0140441239〕 Francisco Iznaga,〔Jorge Iznaga. ( FRANCISCO IZNAGA ) Iznaga Genealogy (IZNAGA - 1420 - Present), Retrieved 5 December 2012.〕 a Basque landowner in the southern portion of Cuba during the first 30 years of the colonization of Cuba, was elected Mayor of Bayamo in 1540. Iznaga was the originator of a powerful lineage which finally settled in Trinidad where the ''Torre Iznaga'' (Iznaga Tower) is. His descendants fought for the independence of Cuba and for annexation to the U.S., from 1820 to 1900. Trinidad is one of the best-preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trinidad, Cuba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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