Explorer Christopher Columbus’s three ships – the Pinta, the Nina and the Santa Maria – will be replaced with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument that originated on the island.
Christopher Columbus’ three ships – the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa María – will be replaced with the steelpan, a popular ...
The law will see Columbus’ three ships—Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria— replaced on the Coat of Arms with the Steelpan- which is national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. The bill’s Clause ...
The image of Christopher Co­lumbus’ three ships from the national coat of arms can now officially be removed and replaced with a “gold steelpan”. In a historic move, the Parliament late on ...
The King of Spain paid for three ships. The Pinta, the Niña and the Santa Maria. In 1492, Columbus set sail. A few months later, the crew spotted land. Columbus thought he had reached the Indies.