Roxborough, Trinidad and Tobago: Difference between revisions

The [[human settlement|settlement]] was named after the cocoa plantation Roxborough Estate. In 1876, slave [[riot]]s took place in that plantation. These were called Belmanna riots, named after the local Police chief.<ref>[http://www.discover-tt.net/arts_and_culture/history_roxborough.html History of Roxborough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218150651/http://www.discover-tt.net/arts_and_culture/history_roxborough.html |date=2018-02-18 }} by Discover-TT.net. Retrieved 2018-03-02.</ref> Many slaves became [[arson]]ists for many buildings of that area.