Milot () is a commune in the

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department of

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, 12 miles south of

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ; "Haitian Cape") is a List of communes of Haiti, commune of about 400,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Departments of Haiti, department of Nord (Haitian department), Nord. Previously named ''Cap‑Fran� ...

. It is the site of

Sans-Souci Palace The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace ( ), was the principal royal residence of Henry I, King of Haiti, better known as Henri Christophe. It is located in the town of Milot, approximately northeast of the Citadelle Laferrière ...

, one of Haiti's most revered landmarks. The

Citadelle Laferrière The Citadelle Laferrière (), commonly known as La Citadelle (), is a large early 19th-century fortress located in Milot in Nord, Haiti. It is situated on the Bonnet à l'Evêque mountaintop located approximately uphill from the town of Milot, ...

, Haiti's best-known landmark, is five miles (8 km) by road to the south. The town also hosts a hospital, Hôpital Sacré Coeur, run by the

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and the Crudem Foundation.

Communal sections

The commune consists of three

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s, namely: * Perches-de-Bonnet, rural *

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, urban (town of Milot) and rural * Genipailler, urban (Carrefour des Pères neighborhood) and rural

History

The earliest documentation of inhabitants in Milot is 1786, when there was a small plantation in the area. Milot's growth was strongly shaped by the Haitian revolutionary

Henri Christophe Henri Christophe (; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti. Born in the British West Indies, British Caribbean, Christophe was possibly of Senegambian descent ...

. From 1802 to 1804, Milot was the base of his military operations. It grew further after the

Haitian Declaration of Independence The Haitian Declaration of Independence () was proclaimed on 1 January 1804 in the port city of Gonaïves by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, marking the end of 13-year long Haitian Revolution. The declaration marked Haiti becoming the first independent ...

marked the end of the revolution, becoming a small town by 1806. At this time, it may have consisted of 160 houses with 500 residents.

References

External links

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United Nations Map of Haiti
Populated places in Nord (Haitian department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub