1784: Tobago: Island of Despair Nov 2, 2019

Although "Robinson Crusoe" may have popularized the phrase "Island of Despair" it was also used about 50 years before to refer to Tobago. The novel may have been based a story of another man from on Robinson Crusoe Island (formerly 'Más a Tierra') but the name was due to the difficulty in colonizing Tobago; from the Spanish to the Dutch even Latvians each attempted multiple times with limited success to colonize the island due not only to political, but also natural factors of the island.

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