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'''Marquis de Hermonas''' (also ''Marquis d'Hermonas'') was a Spanish nobleman who was head (Governor?) of San Domingo until replaced by [[Cabrera|General Cabrera]]. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 77) | '''Marquis de Hermonas''' (also ''Marquis d'Hermonas'') was a Spanish nobleman who was head (Governor?) of San Domingo until replaced by [[Cabrera|General Cabrera]]. ([[This Gilded African|Parkinson]], p. 77) | ||
| − | Rainsford, in his [[1802]] book ''[[Memoir of transactions that took place in St. Domingo]]'', attributes the following quote to Hermonas: ''"...if the Supreme had descended on earth, he could not inhabit a heart more apparently good, than that of [[Toussaint L'Ouverture]]." | + | Rainsford, in his [[1802]] book ''[[Memoir of transactions that took place in St. Domingo]]'', attributes the following quote to Hermonas: ''"...if the Supreme had descended on earth, he could not inhabit a heart more apparently good, than that of [[Toussaint L'Ouverture]]''." |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Who's Who|Hermonas, Marquis de]] | [[Category:Who's Who|Hermonas, Marquis de]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:15, 6 July 2006
Marquis de Hermonas (also Marquis d'Hermonas) was a Spanish nobleman who was head (Governor?) of San Domingo until replaced by General Cabrera. (Parkinson, p. 77)
Rainsford, in his 1802 book Memoir of transactions that took place in St. Domingo, attributes the following quote to Hermonas: "...if the Supreme had descended on earth, he could not inhabit a heart more apparently good, than that of Toussaint L'Ouverture."
References
- Parkinson, Wenda (1978). This Gilded African. London: Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2187-4
- Rainsford, Marcus (1802). A Memoir of Transactions that took place in St. Domingo... London: R.B. Scott.
