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1806-Mar

1806-Mar: French agent Lartigue reported a rumor that Dessalines had published prints declaring himself the emperor of Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.

1806-Mar: French agent Lartigue reported a rumor that Dessalines had published prints declaring himself the emperor of Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. He cited this as evidence of the Haitian leader’s desire to extend his power and raise the slaves throughout the Caribbean.

Source  ·  p. 78 Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 78