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1821-12-01

The eastern colony proclaims its independence

Haitian

History. The eastern part of the island of Haiti, occupied by the Dominican Republic, was called, under Spanish rule, after Dominique Colomb, the father of Christopher Columbus, the Audience of Santo-Domingo. It is also commonly called Dominicanie. It was ceded to France by the court of Madrid through the treaty of Basel (22 July 1795). Toussaint-Louverture took possession of it in 1801. Following the peace of 1814, France retroceded this colony to Spain. Weary of the Spanish yoke, the natives rose under the leadership of Nuñez de Cacerès and, on 1 December 1821, proclaimed their independence, provisionally adopting the Colombian flag. The new State promulgated a constitution that same year. In 1822 the national party rallied to the Republic of Haiti. In 1844 the Dominicans separated from Haiti.

Rouzier tells this under the entry HAÏTI: Council of State.

Source  ·  p. t. II, p. 213 Sémexant Rouzier, Dictionnaire géographique et administratif universel d'Haïti (t. II) (1892), p. t. II, p. 213