port-au-prince

     

Now Haiti's capital, this city once known as L'Hopital was nearly destroyed by an earthquake in 1751

Trivia about port-au-prince

  • This Haitian capital was founded in 1749 by the French, who named it L'Hopital
  • The University of Haiti is located in this capital
  • Charlemagne was elected mayor of this Haitian capital (by the way, that was Manno Charlemagne the folk singer)
  • In 1804 this city changed from the capital of the colony of St.-Domingue to the capital of Haiti
  • Until Haiti became independent, this "Port" served as the capital of the colony of Saint-Domingue from 1770 to 1804
  • This Caribbean capital was occupied by the U.S. from 1915 to 1934 & from 1994 to 1995
  • A large stone quay built by the French in 1780 is still used in this capital of Haiti

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