Difference between revisions of "Île de la Tortue"
From TLP
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | '''Ile de la Tortue - | + | '''Ile de la Tortue''' - a.k.a. '''La Tortue''' (transl.''Turtle Island'') is located north of Port de Paix and belongs to [[Haiti]]. Pirates active in the [[Caribbean Sea]], started using the island as a base around 1600. In [[1802]], two years before the final victory of the Haitian revolution, many French fled to the island to escape the conflict and a [[yellow fever epidemic]]. |
Together with Ille de la Gonave, La Tortue belongs to Haiti's main offshore territories. | Together with Ille de la Gonave, La Tortue belongs to Haiti's main offshore territories. | ||
[[Category: Places of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category: Places of the Haitian Revolution]] |
Revision as of 01:39, 15 October 2005
Ile de la Tortue - a.k.a. La Tortue (transl.Turtle Island) is located north of Port de Paix and belongs to Haiti. Pirates active in the Caribbean Sea, started using the island as a base around 1600. In 1802, two years before the final victory of the Haitian revolution, many French fled to the island to escape the conflict and a yellow fever epidemic.
Together with Ille de la Gonave, La Tortue belongs to Haiti's main offshore territories.