The Count of Lopinot


Much more embittered he was, however, that the restored Bourbon Kings in France did not even so much as acknowledge all his many corresponcences, politely and courtly written. An old world had definitely come to an end, and the Count, who came out of the whole affair with much to his credit, lived out his last years in the verdant slopes of Lopinot. Thursday, 11 August The Count Lopinot.

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Lopinot Family papers SC49

Loppinot entered Trinidad in along with his wife, children and about one hundred slaves but was disappointed to learn that Picton had not been informed by the British Secretary of State for the Colonies and so no grant of land was made. Loppinot remained in Trinidad despite this and purchased a sugar estate in Tacarigua.

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Loppinot used this position to again request a grant of land and this time he was successful. Thus, the Count trekked up the mountains of north Arouca until he discovered flat land amidst the mountainous terrain.

He decided this time around to grow cocoa on the estate, La Reconnaissance, which proved a successful venture. Loppinot was later appointed to the Council of Government by the Governor, Ralph Woodford, and remained a member until his death in The La Reconnaissance estate had remained virtually unchanged until the Government decided to build a dam at the nearby Caura Village.

The village was taken over by the government and in order to protect the water supply, in and , all the adjacent areas including La Reconnaissance were taken over. The village was then renamed "Lopinot" after the man who first established it.

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It is still a beautiful place. The historic house is a tiny museum with memorabilia from the past including parang folk In his quest for other land, he settled in the Northern Range and received a land grant from the King of England for what was later called Lopinot. Do you require transportation to the meeting point? Do you require transportation to the meeting point?