Haiti History: Spanish Discovery and Colonization, French Colonialism, Society, Economy, Government, Politics

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History of Haiti, and discovery book also include, Haiti shuttle guide, Haiti art and Culture, Haiti government and politics, tourism and investment The island of Hispaniola (La Isla Española), which as of late is occupied by the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, was once one of many landfalls Christopher Columbus made all through his first voyage to the New World in 1492. Columbus established a makeshift settlement at the north coast, which he dubbed Navidad (Christmas), after his flagship, the Santa María, struck a coral reef and foundered near the website of present-day Cap Haïtien. The Taino Indian (or Arawak) inhabitants referred to their native land by many names, but they most often used Ayti, or Hayti (mountainous). First of all hospitable toward the Spaniards, these natives responded violently to the newcomers’ intolerance and abuse. When Columbus returned to Hispaniola on his second voyage in 1493, he found that Navidad had been razed and its inhabitants, slain. But the Old World’s interest in expansion and its drive to spread Roman Catholicism were not easily deterred; Columbus established a second settlement, Isabela, farther to the east.

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