The History of Hispaniola Island, Now Haiti

Haiti was Hispaniola Island. Columbus discovered and opened Spanish colonization on Hispaniola Island which is Haiti in the later 1400s. People who lived in Hispaniola Island before Columbus came were enslaved by him. Later, Spanish settlers brought African slaves in the early 1500s. Finally, Hispaniola Island became the France’s territory. Haitians are descendants of Africans were brought by colonists of France in order to grow the sugar in the 17th century.

There was Haitian Slave Revolt in the later 1700s. They kept fighting against Spanish and European who controlled of the island. Later, Haiti declared of independence on 1804, and France recognized Haitian independence in 1825. After that, the United States troops occupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934. Finally, in 1994, the United States troops removed from Haiti.

Haiti placed behind the Dominican Republic, but they don’t have a same culture and tradition. There is not much connection between them. Also, the language is different. The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince. Haitian’s climate is warm, and Haitians are warm too. There are many poor people in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in Western Hemisphere. There is no good medication in rural district. They speak Creole (Kreyòl). Creole is a mixture of French, English, Spanish, African, and etc. Some Haitian can speak French, but old Haitian cannot write Creole or French. Many Haitians are living in Florida.

There is no much difference between the United States and Haiti about the style of diet, but a lot of people in Haiti are malnutrition. The average life span in Haiti is relatively short. Sometimes, Haitian spread dishes without meat on the table. Some of the rural families farm the vegetables in their own garden and they eat them, but they don't exterminate noxious insects, so some of the rural families get food poisoning. They drink a lot of the coffee. They drink it every day. Most families have three or more children. Most women give birth at home. The laws of Haiti are tending discrimination against Haitian women. Haitians mainly produce and export the crops include coffee, cacao, and sugar. Education is almost the same as the United States. Most of the parents live in the urban area send their kids to the private high school.