Haitian History

Sanité Bélair (1781-1802) was a courageous and influential figure during the Haitian Revolution. As the wife of Charles Bélair, a Haitian revolutionary leader, she actively participated in combat and displayed exceptional leadership skills.

Sanité fought alongside her husband, leading troops and inspiring fellow fighters to resist French colonial rule.

Her bravery and unwavering commitment to the cause earned her the admiration of her compatriots.

Death of Sanite Belair

Tragically, she was captured and executed by the French forces in 1802. Sanité Bélair's legacy lives on as a symbol of women's pivotal role in the fight for Haitian independence and freedom.

Sanité Bélair's enduring impact and significance in Haitian history are further exemplified by her recognition on Haitian currency.

Sanite Belair's image has been featured on Haitian money. This is the image of Sanite Belair on the 10 gourdes Haitian paper money, a testament to her influential role as a symbol of courage and resistance during the Haitian Revolution.

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Here is a very old map of of Isle D'Hayti or Haiti Island as she was called before Isle de St Domingue during colonization and Hispaniola much later. Read this and learn.

A little bit of History about Isle D'Hayti or Haiti Island:

When Christopher Columbus arrived and took possession of the island in 1492, he named it Insula Hispana in Latin and La Isla Española in Spanish, with both meaning "the Spanish island".

Of course, Columbus the colonizer was Spanish!

Bartolomé de las Casas, Spanish colonist who was the only acting historian in the island back in the 16th-century shortened the name"La Isla Española" to simply "Española".

Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italian-born historian known by many names, was the first writer to use the word "Hispaniola" to refer to Isle D'Hayti or Haiti Island in his accounts of the island he wrote in Latin.

When Anghiera's work started being translated to Frencn and English, the name "Hispaniola" stuck.

How did the name Hispaniola became the permanent name of the Island?

Read this from Wikipedia:

In 1918, the United States occupation government, led by Harry Shepard Knapp, obliged the use of the name Hispaniola on the island, and recommended the use of that name to the National Geographic Society.

And the rest is history!

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Kanye West said: "When you hear about slavery for 400 years," he said. "For 400 years? That sounds like a choice. Does Kanye West know about the Haitian Revolution? Does he know about Haiti, the first place on earth where slavery was abolished?

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