1757
1757: A company was established at Barcelona with exclusive privileges to oversee the re-establishment of agriculture and commerce in the Spanish part of St.
1757: A company was established at Barcelona with exclusive privileges to oversee the re-establishment of agriculture and commerce in the Spanish part of St. Domingo. The success of this endeavor remained uncertain, as the major part of the territory continued to exist as an unproductive wilderness.
Source · p. 184
Edwards, Historical Survey, 184