Port of Spain is a village.
The Port of Barcelona ( Port de Barcelona , [ ˈpɔr ðə βərsəˈɫonə ] ; Puerto de Barcelona ) has a 2000-year history and great contemporary commercial importance as one of Europe 's ports in the Mediterranean , as well as Catalonia 's largest port , tying with Tarragona . Port of Spain is the capital city of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country 's third-largest municipality , after Chaguanas and San Fernando . The city has a municipal population of 37,074 ( 2011 census ) , a metropolitan population of 128,026 ( 1990 unofficial estimate ) and a transient daily population of 250,000 . The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative centre and it has been the capital of the island since 1757 . Today , Port of Spain is a leading city in the Caribbean region .