Diario las Américas

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KNOW

THY

NEIGHBOR

By ANTONIO RUIZ

HAITI (Continued) The

rebellion of the slaves and the

merciless retaliatory measures tak

en by the authorities at Cap-Hait

ien were the beginning of the end

of the French rule in the island.

To save the colony from the Eng

lish and the Spanish, who had al

ready seized large portions of it,

the French Civil Commissioner

Santhonax sought to win over the

Negroes by proclaiming the free

dom of the slaves of the North,

in 1793. It was then that the “First

of the Blacks” emerged the self

educated ex-slave and stable boy

who dared to defy the “First of

the Whites,” the great Napoleon

Bonaparte.

His name was Francois Tous

saint. and a monument to his

memory can be seen on the Bre

da’ Plantation, Haut-du-Cap, where

he was born into slavery. Several

explanations have been given of

the origin of the name Louverture,

which he adopted. Some people

affirmed that it was a nickname

given him because of the “open

ing” left by soine missing front

teeth. Others claimed that it was

given to him because of his rapid

movements and unexpected ap

pearances all over the battle

ground, which led a French gener

al to say: “cet homme fait overt

ure partout.” (This man makes an

opening everywhere).

Toussaint rose to Commander

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1956). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1956-10-27. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1956-10-27/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1956-10-27.