This migrants were part of the Cedula of Populations, and included workers attracted from Venezuela after the 1838 Abolition of Slavery, for labour within the cocoa industry.

Migrants from Venezuela settled and intermarried, in particular in Diego Martin with Africans of Sierra Leonese descent, and with that community formed an integral part of the Estate Lands settlers in that Region.

They became an integral part of the Cocoa Farms Estate owners and settled many of the lands and regions in Maraval, Paramin, St. Ann's, and Diego Martin.

Due to the great irregularity and illegality of the majority of Trinidadians residing in Venezuela, it was difficult to census or estimate their population.

[6] Relations have remained strained in recent years due to the pressure the large influx of Venezuelans places on healthcare and public services in the island nation.