José Maria Chacón

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Don José Maria Chacón (1749–1833) was the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad. He was responsible for signing the Cedula of Population in 1783 (which led to extensive French immigration to Trinidad), moved the capital from San José de Oruña to Puerto de España (Port of Spain) in 1783, founded the city of San Fernando in 1784 and surrendered the island of Trinidad to a British fleet under the command of under Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797.