3B—History of Latin America
The Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804
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Hispaniola = French Saint Domingue + Spanish Santo Domingo
-- Slaves vs. "gens de couleur"
-- Effects of: American Revolution (1776); Enlightenment;
French Revolution (1789); Société des Amis des Noirs
-- 1791, slaves revolt;
Boukman;
Toussaint Louverture
-- 1793, French Republic abolishes slavery;
Léger Félicité Sonthonax
-- 1802, Napoleon invades, reinstates slavery;
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
-- Jan. 1, 1804 : Haiti is declared free