Diario las Américas

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his despotic rule the “Tiger” was i

shot to death from an ambush at

Pointe Rouge, amid shouts of

‘down whit tyranny.”

Petion. who had established a

Republic in the South, with its

capital at Port-au-Prince, govern

ed as constitutional President

until he succumbed to fever in

1818

Two earthquakes and a dozen I

devastating fires have left little of

the original French colonial city,

Port-au-Prince. As in many other

tropica! cities, especially those hav

ing a large low-income population,

in Por-au-Prince there are many

flimsy and poor-looking structures, j

which contrast with the handsome

public buildings and fine residen

ces of upper-class Haitians. Al

though the present trend is tow

ard modern design, the prevail

ing architecturel style in the ca

pital is French. The most notable

examples are the National Palace

and the Palace of Justice. The

former is a replica of the Petit

Palais on the Champs Elisees, and

is the Haitian ‘White House”. It

is open to the public for inspec

tion. Its sweeping marble stair-,

caise leads to spacious salons hung

with fine tapestries. Most interest

ing the Hall of Busts of all the

former of the Republic.

Another impressive public build

ing. and one of the oldest, is the

Palace as the Ministers.

In the National Museum in one

of the most highly prized and his

toric relics in the New World: the

large iron anchor of Columbus 1

flagship the Santa Maria, consider

ed definitely authentic. Other out

standing ifems a; the museum are

the diamond crown of Emperor

Faustin t the sword of Dessaiines,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1958). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1958-07-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1958-07-03/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1958-07-03.