Limonade ( ht, Limonad) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement
Cap-Haïtien ( ht, Kap Ayisyen) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti and is the second important city of the country. Known as the historical and touristic capital of the country. Cap-Haïtien was founded in 1670 by the French se ...
, in the
Nord department of
Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
* lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo
* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.
, ''www.limonadehaiti.com'' Limonade is also the city in which
François Capois, a renowned hero of the
Haitian Revolution, died.
In 2012, a new university built by the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
was finished near the town,
Université Roi Henri Christophe, part of the
University of Haiti.
References
Populated places in Nord (Haitian department)
Communes of Haiti
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