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'''Port-au-Prince,''', (''Pòtoprens'' in [[Kreyòl]]), is the capital and largest city of [[Haiti]]. It is located on a bay of the Gulf of La Gonave in the department Ouest (''West''). It's current population is estimated at 2.5 to 3 million people.
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'''Port-au-Prince,''', (''Pòtoprens'' in [[Kreyòl]]), is the capital and largest city of [[Haiti]]. It is located on a bay of the Gulf of La Gonave in the department Ouest (''West''). It's current population (2005) is estimated at 2.5 to 3 million people.
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At the end of the 15th century, at the time of Columbus arrival, the region around Port-au-Prince was under the control of a [[Taino]] ruler by the name of Bohechio, but there was no major settlement.
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In the mid 17th century, French pirates ''flibustiers'', running out of room on the [[Île de la Tortue]] began to arrive on the coast, and established a colony nearby. As the colony grew, they set up a [[hospital]] not far from the coast, on the heights of  Turgeau. This lead to the region being known as Hôpital (''hospital'').
  
 
Port-au-Prince was founded in 1749 by French sugar planters, in what was then the French colony of [[Saint-Domingue]]. In 1770, it became the capital, replacing  [[Le Cap|Cap Français]], and in [[1804]] it became the capital of newly-independent Haiti. The city was captured by British troops on June 4, 1794.
 
Port-au-Prince was founded in 1749 by French sugar planters, in what was then the French colony of [[Saint-Domingue]]. In 1770, it became the capital, replacing  [[Le Cap|Cap Français]], and in [[1804]] it became the capital of newly-independent Haiti. The city was captured by British troops on June 4, 1794.
  
During colonial times, before the declaration of independence in [[1804]], the city was named Port Republicain in French (after the ([[French Revolution]]) and Port Republican in English.
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During colonial times, before the declaration of independence in [[1804]], the city was named ''Port Republicain'' in French (after the ([[French Revolution]]) and ''Port Republican'' in English.
  
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince]
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* Port-au-Prince. (2005, December 1). Wikipedia, ''The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 17:22, December 13, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port-au-Prince&oldid=29785379.
  
 
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[[Category:Places of the Haitian Revolution]]

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Port-au-Prince,, (Pòtoprens in Kreyòl), is the capital and largest city of Haiti. It is located on a bay of the Gulf of La Gonave in the department Ouest (West). It's current population (2005) is estimated at 2.5 to 3 million people.

At the end of the 15th century, at the time of Columbus arrival, the region around Port-au-Prince was under the control of a Taino ruler by the name of Bohechio, but there was no major settlement.

In the mid 17th century, French pirates flibustiers, running out of room on the Île de la Tortue began to arrive on the coast, and established a colony nearby. As the colony grew, they set up a hospital not far from the coast, on the heights of Turgeau. This lead to the region being known as Hôpital (hospital).

Port-au-Prince was founded in 1749 by French sugar planters, in what was then the French colony of Saint-Domingue. In 1770, it became the capital, replacing Cap Français, and in 1804 it became the capital of newly-independent Haiti. The city was captured by British troops on June 4, 1794.

During colonial times, before the declaration of independence in 1804, the city was named Port Republicain in French (after the (French Revolution) and Port Republican in English.

Reference