1492, December 6: (The Genesis of Colonial Intrusion): The era of European expansion into Ayiti officially began on December 6, 1492, when Christopher Columb…

1492, December 6: (The Genesis of Colonial Intrusion): The era of European expansion into Ayiti officially began on December 6, 1492, when Christopher Columbus first landed on the island’s north coast. This initial encounter is documented by a specific map drawn by Columbus during that year, marking the start of the “Very Great Island” period. The narrative characterizes this moment as the start of a nearly three-hundred-year colonial foundation that displaced indigenous structures. From this date until 1788, the island was forcibly transformed from its native roots into a high-output extractive colony. This long span of time established the geographic and social parameters that eventually fueled the 1788 revolutionary shift.