Trinitario is a violent New York-based multinational street gang composed of Hispanics.Trinitario was founded in 1987 within the New York state prison system by a man known as El Caballon, and since spilled into the streets, with chapters in all five boroughs of New York City. Reports of Trinitario activity have also been made in New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Alaska, and even Spain. It is considered the fastest-growing gang in New York, recruiting members from high schools local to the gang's area of activity, with the highest numbers of reports coming from Chelsea, Gramercy Park, Harlem, the Morris Heights section of The Bronx and from Washington Heights. Their slogan is "Dios, Patria, y Libertad".
