Cedula of Population

Cedula of Population

The Cedula of Population was a 1783 edict by the King of Spain related to Trinidad and Tobago. The edict invited anyone of the Roman Catholic faith who would swear loyalty to the Spanish Crown to "take lands of up to convert|3000|acre|km2 free of charge." [ [http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/culture.html "Trinidad and Tobago:Culture"] ]

The affect of the Cedula was immediate, as what had once been a small colony of 1000 in 1773 had boomed to 18,627 by 1797. [ [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ttowgw/comings/french.htm "Major Ethnic Groups - the French" "TriniGenWeb"] ]

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