Cumuto
town and district in Trinidad, east of Sangre Grande and south of Arima
Cumuto is a town on the island of Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located east of Sangre Grande and south of Arima. It lies within the Sangre Grande region.
History
Between 1940 and 1956 much of Cumuto was part of the American army base known either as Fort Read or Wallerfield; the area was leased to the United States as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement
Ecosystem
Cumuto is the site of the Aripo Savannas Scientific Reserve, an area which contains one of the last remaining areas of natural savanna in Trinidad and Tobago.
Politics
Cumuto is part of the Cumuto/Manzanilla parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
The public source identifies “Cumuto” as town and district in Trinidad, east of Sangre Grande and south of Arima. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Cumuto, town and district.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Cumuto”, the useful work is to connect “town and district in Trinidad, east of Sangre Grande and south of Arima” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 28, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5194192. Authority coordinates are 10.583, -61.200. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1940 and 1956.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Cumuto”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Cumuto primary sources, Cumuto archive and Cumuto research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Cumuto”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Cumuto” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.