Patos Island was part of the former British colony of
Trinidad and Tobago. In 1859 the United Kingdom began a claim on the island that Venezuela rejected arguing that it was not mentioned in the
capitulation of 1797 nor in the Treaty of Amiens of 1802. In 1902 the
United Kingdom raised its flag on the island which provoked a strong protest from the Venezuelan government. In 1904 Venezuela included it as part of the
Federal territory Colón. On 26 February 1942, the island became part of Venezuela in exchange for
Soldado Rock to Trinidad and Tobago and was put under the administration of the
Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores (actual Ministry of Interior and Justice) as part of the Dependencias Federales. ==See also==