Fort Liberté
From TLP
Fort-Liberté (also Ville de Fort Liberté) is the administrative centre of the Nord-Est Department of Haiti. The city is located on the Bay of Fort Liberté (19°67'N 71°83'W) It's former (French) colonial name is Fort-Dauphin.
Henry Christophe, as King Henri I of Haiti, renamed the city Fort-Royal in 1811 and in 1820 after he died the name was changed back to Fort Liberté.
In September of 1892 José Martí, a leader of the Cuban independence movement and a national thero, visits Fort Liberté, Gonaïves and Le Cap on his way to join the war for Cuban independence.
External links
- Haïti Référence: Profil de la Ville du Fort Liberté - Information on Fort Liberté (French text).
