Diario las Américas

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when in November, 1803, General

Rochambeau capitulated. At Fort

Dauphin, now Fort Liberte, Des

salines proclaimed the independ

ence of French Saint Domingue

on November 29. On the same day

he took possession of Cap Fran

cais, promptly re-named it Cap-

Haitien. France had lost its richest

colony forever and, with it, the

lives of fifty thousand Frenchmen.

The days of pomp and splendor,

however, were not over in Cap-

Haitien. Here Dessalines was crown'

ed first Emperor of Haiti in 1804,

and seven years later in a far

more dazzling and impressive cer

emony, President Christophe had

himself proclaimed*King Henri I.

He changed the name of the city

to Cap. Henri created a fantastic

nobility, and hastened the comple

tion of Sans-Souci Palace and the

Citadel.

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all Ecuadoreans. That is the rea

son why I came to Washington, to

personally negotiate credit facili

ties which will permit us to de

velop a program answering the

urgent needs of Ecuador.”

Minister Duran Ballen was ac

companied in all his negotiations

by the outstanding Ecuadorean

statesman, Ambassador Jose R. Chi

riboga Villagomez. He returned to

Ecuador, after completing his im

portant mision in Washington,

where he attended multiple acts

hel in his honor.

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.