Diario las Américas

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of the slaves of the North,in 1793.

It was then that the “First of the

Blacks” emerged the self-edu

cated ex-slave and stable boy who

dared to defy the “First of the

Whites”, the great Napoleon Bo

naparte.

His name was Francois Tous

saint, and a monument to his me

mory can be seen on the Breda j

Plantation, Haut-du-Cap, where he

was born into slavery. Several ex

planations have been given of the

origin of the name Louverture,

which he adopted. Some people af

firmed that it was a nickname gi

ven him because of the "opening”

left by some missing front teeth.

Others claimed that it was given

to him because of his rapid move

ments and unexpected appearances

all over the battle-ground, which

led a French general to say: “cet

homme fait overture partout”.

(This man makes an opening every

where).

Toussaint rose to Commander-in-

Chief of the French colonial army

and saved Saint Domingue for

France by expelling the British

and Spanish forces. As Governor

General for life under the Consti

tution of 1801, he was in full con

trol of Haiti. Peace had been

restored and agriculture was flou

rishing once more, when on' Fe

bruary 1,1902, the largest fleet

which had ever crossed the Atlan

tic sailed into the harbor of Cap-

Francais with fifty four vessels in

all. Determined to crush the man

who dared to usurp France's pre

rogatives, Napoleon sent his bro

therin-law, General Leclerc, at the

head of 45,000 men chosen from

France’s seasoned troops. Henri

Christophe burned the city as Le

clerc prepared to besiege it. But

Cap Francais rose from its ashes

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1958). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1958-08-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1958-08-02/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1958-08-02.