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−	{{fnb\|1}} Another Taíno name for Hispaniola, still used in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is Quisqueya ([[Kreyòl]]: Kiskeya) meaning: 'the cradle of life'. This name is preferred by many, since Hispaniola is the name given by the European colonizers that nearly completely destroyed the native people and culture of the island.	+	{{fnb\|1}} Another [[Taíno]] name for Hispaniola, still used in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is Quisqueya ([[Kreyòl]]: Kiskeya) meaning: 'the cradle of life'. This name is preferred by many, since Hispaniola is the name given by the European colonizers that nearly completely destroyed the native people and culture of the island.

	{{fnb\|2}} '''See also''': [[Saint-Domingue]], for the time before [[1804]] when the colony gained independence from France.		{{fnb\|2}} '''See also''': [[Saint-Domingue]], for the time before [[1804]] when the colony gained independence from France.

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 ==See also==
 * [[Quasi War]] - Naval battles between the U.S. and France, largely fought in the Caribbean Sea.
 ==Reference==

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 {{fnb|2}} '''See also''': [[Saint-Domingue]], for the time before [[1804]] when the colony gained independence from France.
 ==Reference==
 * Antilles. (2005, December 11). ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 13:04, December 14, 2005 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antilles&oldid=30877043].
 * Malavet, Pedro. (2004). ''America's Colony: The Political and Cultural Conflict Between the United States and Puerto Rico''.  New York: New York University Press. (Cloth). ISBN 0814756808.
 [[Category:Glossary]]

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 [[image:greater_antilles_and_florid.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Map of the Greater Antilles.]]
-The '''Antilles''' (French: ''Grandes Antilles'', Spanish: ''Antillas Mayores'')now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean, except the Bahamas.- The islands are also referred to as the ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the region.  A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.
+The '''Antilles''' (French: ''Grandes Antilles'', Spanish: ''Antillas Mayores'') now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean, except the Bahamas.- The islands are also referred to as the ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the region.  A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.
 The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the South.

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 [[image:greater_antilles_and_florid.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Map of the Greater Antilles.]]
-The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean, except the Bahamas.- The islands are also referred to as the ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the region.  A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.
+The '''Antilles''' (French: ''Grandes Antilles'', Spanish: ''Antillas Mayores'')now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean, except the Bahamas.- The islands are also referred to as the ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the region.  A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.
 The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the South.

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−	The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean - also referred to as ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the ~~islands -, except the Bahamas~~. A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.	+	The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean, except the Bahamas.- The islands are also referred to as the ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the region. A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.

	The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the South.		The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the South.

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-The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean (or West Indies), except the Bahamas. A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.
+The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean - also referred to as ''West Indies'', due to [[Christopher Columbus]] erroneous belief that he had found India upon "discovering" the islands -, except the Bahamas. A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.
-The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]].
+The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the South.
 == Greater Antilles - the islands including Saint-Domingue/Haiti ==
 * Cuba
-*[[Hispaniola]]
+*[[Hispaniola]] {{fn|1}}
 ** [[Dominican Republic]]
-** [[Haiti]]
+** [[Haiti]] {{fn|2}}
 * Jamaica
 * Puerto Rico (U.S. colony (Malavet))
 ==Reference==

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−	The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean (or West Indies), except the Bahamas. A distinction is made between the''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.	+	The '''Antilles''' now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean (or West Indies), except the Bahamas. A distinction is made between the ''Greater Antilles'' on the north of the sea, including Cuba, Jamaica, [[Hispaniola]] ([[Haiti]] and [[Dominican Republic]]), and Puerto Rico; and the ''Lesser Antilles'' on the east, forming the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, and the Venezuelan Islands—the Leeward as far as Dominica, the Windward as far as Trinidad, and the Venezuelan along the coast of South America. Because of their linguistic similarities with Spanish-speaking nations, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are also considered part of Latin America. Geographically speaking the Antilles are part of North America.

	The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]].		The Antilles separate the Atlantic Ocean from the [[Caribbean Sea]].