HERITAGE RECORD · 460

Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios

特立尼达和洛斯因赫尼奥斯山谷

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Founded in the early 16th century in honour of the Holy Trinity, the city was a bridgehead for the conquest of the American continent. Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and the Palacio Cantero, were built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ15819677 ↗

Inception0016

Administrative areaQ115441

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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