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Padrejean
Padre Jean (or Padrejean) was a slave on the island of Hispaniola. In 1676, he attempted to overthrow his slavemaster and consequently form a revolution. This occurred in the town of Port-de-Paix. This is stated to have been the spark that led to the eventual Haitian Revolution. He freed slaves and fled to Tortuga Island. He lived there until 1679 when his location was discovered. After this the French sent some maroons who killed him. See also * Slavery in Haiti * Haitian Revolution * Independence of Haiti * Armée Indigène The Indigenous Army (french: link=no, Armée Indigène), also known as the Army of Saint-Domingue (french: link=no, Armée de Saint-Domingue) or Lame Endijèn in Haitian Creole, was the name bestowed to the coalition of anti-slavery rebels who ... * End of slavery in Haiti * 1791 slave rebellion References {{reflist Year of birth missing 1670s deaths People of Saint-Domingue Haitian rebel slaves Haitian Vodou practitioners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Of Haiti In 1789 is made the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly (France), National Constituent Assembly. In 1791, the enslaved Africans of Saint-Domingue began the Haitian Revolution, aimed at the overthrow of the colonial regime. Background Arawak and Taíno, Taino people inhabited for more than one thousand years what was later known as Hispaniola. Christopher Columbus arrived to the island on December 5, 1492. The name Haiti (or ''Hayti'') comes from the indigenous Taíno language which was the native name given to the entire island of Hispaniola to mean, "land of high mountains." Saint-Domingue () became a French colonization of the Americas, French colony from 1659 to 1804 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Early attempts were made by slaves in order to recover their freedom, among them can be named the uprising in Saint-Domingue made by Padrejean in 1676, and the uprising of François Mackandal in 1757 In France w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] |